TOKYO, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda signed here Wednesday a Sino-Japanese joint statement on all-round promotion of strategic and mutually beneficial relations.
The statement includes the following points.
On bilateral relations, both countries agree that China and Japan play significant roles and bear solemn responsibilities in maintaining world peace, stability and development. Long-term peace and friendly cooperation between them is the only choice for the two countries.
On the political basis for the stable growth of their relations, both sides reaffirm that they will adhere to the principles set forth in the three political documents, namely the Sino-Japanese Joint Statement, the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the People's Republic of China and Japan and the Sino-Japanese Joint Declaration, which form the political basis for the stable development of the Sino-Japanese relations.
On the Sino-Japanese strategic and mutually beneficial relations, the two sides are determined to promote mutual understanding and trust, expand cooperation of mutual benefit to open up a new prospect for their strategic and mutually beneficial relations.
On their partnership for cooperation, the two countries believe that they are cooperation partners, with neither side posing threat to the other. Both countries reaffirm that they will support each other in its peaceful development.
On the Taiwan issue, Japan reiterates that it will adhere to its stance declared in the Japanese-Sino Joint Statement.
On bilateral cooperation, the two sides decide to open dialogue and establish cooperation framework in enhancing political mutual trust, promoting human and cultural exchange, strengthening cooperation of mutual benefit, contributing to the development in Asia and Pacific and join hands in tackling global issues.
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