China and Japan Strengthen Bilateral Ties for Future Growth

China is willing to work with Japan to enhance multi-field, multi-channel, and multi-level friendly exchanges. Premier Li Qiang emphasized maintaining a stable industrial supply chain and free trade. He also highlighted the importance of Taiwan in China's core interests and urged Japan to honor its commitments.

China is willing to work with Japan to continue both countries' multi-field, multi-channel, multi-level friendly exchanges, and to further facilitate personnel exchanges, Premier Li Qiang said after a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Li said both sides should work together to maintain a stable and smooth industrial supply chain, and the global free trade system, and that development of both are important to each other, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday.

Li also reiterated that the Taiwan issue is the "core of China's core interests", and hoped Japan will "honour its promises and create a positive atmosphere for continuous development of relations".