Cooperation key to improving China-Japan ties, says Tang

BEIJING - Former state councilor Tang Jiaxuan said China-Japan relations can develop only through cooperation and properly resolving sensitive issues.

Tang made the remarks in Beijing on Sunday during the third annual meeting of the Fifth 21st Century Committee for China-Japan Friendship, an advisory panel to both governments.

Next year marks the 40th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic ties, and Tang urged both countries to seize the opportunity to enlarge cooperation, enhance mutual understanding and trust, and deepen the friendship between the two peoples.