China and Japan must strengthen cooperation in international and regional affairs, as well as jointly respond to global challenges, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on the sidelines of the Lima summit.
„Currently, the international and regional situation is intertwined with chaos, and Sino-Japanese relations are experiencing a key period of improvement and development,” Xi Jinping was quoted as saying by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
The Beijing strongman stressed that China and Japan are “close neighbors and important countries in Asia and the world”, and the relationship between these two countries “is of great importance, going beyond bilateral relations”.
„China is willing to work together with Japan in accordance with the principles and direction established in the Four Sino-Japanese Political Documents, adhering to the important consensus that China and Japan are cooperative partners and pose no threat to each other&ldquo ;, the Chinese leader pointed out.
He noted the need to “enhance cooperation on international and regional issues, practice true multilateralism, promote open regionalism and jointly respond to global challenges”.
Ishiba, in turn, said that Japan and China "are responsible for peace and prosperity in the region".
„The two countries are making joint efforts to comprehensively develop Japan-China strategic and mutually beneficial relations, which are important for the region and the world,”, the Japanese Prime Minister emphasized.
China invites more South Korean companies to invest and do business in China, Xi Jinping said in a meeting with South Korean President Yun Seok-yeol, also in Lima.
„The two countries should strengthen high-level contacts, strengthen mutual understanding and trust, and strive for mutual success and common development,” Xi Jinping was quoted as saying by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
He stressed that “China will constantly expand its high-level opening to the outside world and invite more Korean companies to invest and develop business in China”.
„China and South Korea should make joint efforts to protect the international free trade system, maintain the stability and balance of global and regional industrial and logistics chains, and carry out more activities to strengthen friendship,” Xi Jinping said. .
Yoon Seok-yeol, in turn, noted that China is an important driver of global economic growth and makes an important contribution to solving the problems facing the world.
„South Korea views China as an important cooperation partner and hopes to promote the continuous development of strategic partnership and cooperation between South Korea and the PRC in accordance with the spirit of mutual respect and the original intention of establishing diplomatic relations, for more a good response to common challenges, and promoting regional peace and stability“, Yoon Seok Yeol noted.