Premier Li Keqiang emphasized on Thursday Beijing"s readiness to work with Tokyo to enable the upgrading of bilateral cooperation in all dimensions, wide-ranging areas and multiple levels, calling on the two sides to better tap into the potential for regional economic growth. In a dialogue via video link with business leaders from Japan, Li said that ensuring steady China-Japan relations fits in with the interests of both sides, helps promote the well-being of both peoples and is conducive to regional and global peace, stability and development. The two nations are set to mark the 50th anniversary of the normalization of

BEIJING - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivered a video speech on Monday at the opening ceremony of a seminar commemorating the 50th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic relations. Wang said that good-neighborliness and friendship, and the development and revitalization of Asia are the destinies, aspirations and responsibilities of China and Japan. He put forward five-point views on building China-Japan relations that meet the demands of the new era: -- To keep promises and maintain the political foundation of China-Japan relations. To ensure the steady and long-term development of bilateral relations, the four political documents

As this year marks the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, officials from the two countries share views that the two neighbors need to reaffirm the original aspiration, meet each other halfway to lead the sound, stable and robust bilateral ties into another fifty years. They made the comment at a launching ceremony of a series of interviews commemorating the anniversary. The interviews hear voices of 50 individuals from all walks of life from China and Japan, and elaborate on historical details of exchanges between the two countries, so as to improve people-to-people bonds