Li urges Japanese to help mend ties

Premier Li Keqiang urged Japan to view China's development as an opportunity and pursue positive policies toward China to improve bilateral relations.

The premier made the statement while meeting with a Japanese economic delegation headed by Yohei Kono, president of the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade, at the Great Hall of the People on Monday.

Li said this year marks the 45th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic ties. History and reality show that China-Japan relations can maintain healthy and stable development only if both sides adhere to the principles set in the four political documents signed by the two countries between 1972 and 2008 and stick to the direction of peace, friendship and cooperation, said Li.