(VOVworld) – At a meeting with seven senior lawmakers of Japan's ruling coalition in Beijing on Monday, Yu Zhengsheng, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said that Chinese-Japanese relations are currently improving.
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Yu Zhengsheng, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
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Yu said China's upcoming commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war were not intended to fan resentment against Japan and that this year is a good time to mend bilateral ties damaged by territorial disputes and conflicting views of history, according to Kiyohiko Toyama, a Komeito party lawmaker who was part of the seven-member group. Yu said that to seize the opportunity it was essential for Japan to properly face up to its wartime history.
The lawmakers also discussed tensions on the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, which both Japan and China claim sovereignty.