Japan Should See China As Partner, Not Threat: Ambassador
2016-01-20 08:42:00 source：Japan Today
January 20, 2016
"Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua expressed concern Tuesday about the portrayal of China as a threat to Japan and called on Tokyo to see Beijing as a partner in achieving peace and stability in the region.
'If Japan deliberately takes up a sensitive issue between China and Japan and uses it to create tensions and opposition…not only would (such an act) hurt bilateral ties but it would influence peace and stability in the region,' Cheng said in Japanese in a speech at a Tokyo hotel. 'In the end, those who hurt others only hurt themselves.'
Ties between the two Asian neighbors have often been beset by disputes over territory and history, although there have been signs of a thaw in recent months."
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