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Japan Envoy to China Wants Political Stability at Home
Tokyo (Jiji Press) - Japan first needs to stabilize its political situation before aiming to fully resume exchanges between top leaders of Japan and China, Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa said Monday.
In an interview here with Jiji Press and other media organizations, Niwa said it is impossible for Tokyo to set the schedule for political events months ahead unless the domestic political situation is stable. He was responding to a question about a possibility of top government leaders visiting China in the near future.
"Generally speaking, a government should stay in power at least one and a half or two years," he said.
Leaders of many other nations seem to be thinking that Japanese leaders are replaced too frequently, said Niwa, former head of major trading house Itochu Corp. <8001>. Any Japanese administration should stay in office for a long period, or the country would lose international trust, he said.
Niwa took note of signs of improvement in the two nations' ties since November last year, when Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan met with Chinese President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo.
"Clearly, a warm wind has started blowing," he said.
Noting that the late Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai said Japan and China would benefit from peace, but lose from warring, Niwa stressed that pursuing peace is the only avenue the two countries should follow. Tokyo and Beijing need to discuss more to enhance their relations, he said.
Niwa said time will tell whether Japan has made a good or bad decision by releasing without punishment the captain of a Chinese trawler that collided with Japan Coast Guard ships near disputed East China Sea islands last September.
Japan should spend a lot of time examining the decision, he said.
The ship collision incident led to a sharp deterioration in the Sino-Japanese relationship.
Niwa said that many neighboring countries of China, including South Korea, Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam, are concerned about the country's military buildup. At least, China should make its military affairs more transparent, he said.
Asked about increasing calls in China seeking antigovernment protests following a series of uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, Niwa said that China and these regions have similar backgrounds.
However, there is a marked difference, Niwa said, pointing out that China has started efforts to make its people affluent in a shift from its heavy concentration on endeavors to increase the wealth of the nation and strengthen its military, he said.
Niwa said he does not think the Chinese public will choose to topple the present regime at the cost of their current daily lives.
In an interview here with Jiji Press and other media organizations, Niwa said it is impossible for Tokyo to set the schedule for political events months ahead unless the domestic political situation is stable. He was responding to a question about a possibility of top government leaders visiting China in the near future.
"Generally speaking, a government should stay in power at least one and a half or two years," he said.
Leaders of many other nations seem to be thinking that Japanese leaders are replaced too frequently, said Niwa, former head of major trading house Itochu Corp. <8001>. Any Japanese administration should stay in office for a long period, or the country would lose international trust, he said.
Niwa took note of signs of improvement in the two nations' ties since November last year, when Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan met with Chinese President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo.
"Clearly, a warm wind has started blowing," he said.
Noting that the late Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai said Japan and China would benefit from peace, but lose from warring, Niwa stressed that pursuing peace is the only avenue the two countries should follow. Tokyo and Beijing need to discuss more to enhance their relations, he said.
Niwa said time will tell whether Japan has made a good or bad decision by releasing without punishment the captain of a Chinese trawler that collided with Japan Coast Guard ships near disputed East China Sea islands last September.
Japan should spend a lot of time examining the decision, he said.
The ship collision incident led to a sharp deterioration in the Sino-Japanese relationship.
Niwa said that many neighboring countries of China, including South Korea, Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam, are concerned about the country's military buildup. At least, China should make its military affairs more transparent, he said.
Asked about increasing calls in China seeking antigovernment protests following a series of uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, Niwa said that China and these regions have similar backgrounds.
However, there is a marked difference, Niwa said, pointing out that China has started efforts to make its people affluent in a shift from its heavy concentration on endeavors to increase the wealth of the nation and strengthen its military, he said.
Niwa said he does not think the Chinese public will choose to topple the present regime at the cost of their current daily lives.
