Li Keqiang held a high -level video dialogue with the Japanese economy representatives

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 22, Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council, Li Keqiang, held a high -level video dialogue with representatives of the Japanese economic community at Ziguang Pavilion in Zhongnanhai on the afternoon of September 22. The leaders of the Japan Economic Reunion Federation, Japan -China Economic Association, Japan -China Investment Promotion Agency, and representatives of the Japanese economic community attended. Li Keqiang has extensive topics such as Sino -Japanese relations and economic and trade cooperation, the response to global economic and financial challenges, climate change, and aging.

Li Keqiang said that in a few days, it will usher in the 50th anniversary of the normalization of China -Japan diplomatic relations. China and Japan are important neighbors, which are the second and third largest economies in the world. Maintaining the healthy and stable development of relations between the two countries is in line with the interests of the two parties, it is conducive to the well -being of the people of the two countries, and it is also conducive to the peace, stability and development of regions and the world.

Li Keqiang said that 50 years ago, the older generation of leaders of the two countries made a major political decision to achieve normalization of diplomatic relations with long -term strategic vision and huge political courage. 50 years of wind and cloud change, and China -Japan relations have made great progress. Looking forward to the future, the two sides should work hard to coexist peace and friendship, abide by the principles established by the four political documents of China and Japan, objectively and rationally treat each other's development, and promote the stability of Sino -Japanese relations.

Li Keqiang pointed out that economic and trade cooperation has always been the "cockpit stone" and "pusher" of Sino -Japanese relations. The advantages of China and Japan have complementary advantages. In recent years, the bilateral trade volume has reached a new high. In 2021, it exceeded 370 billion US dollars, and cooperation with each other showed strong toughness and potential. China is willing to promote the upgrading of quality cooperation between the two countries in all directions, broad fields, and multi -level cooperation. Make good use of the regional comprehensive economic partnership agreement (RCEP) to tap regional economic growth potential. China will orderly increase direct flights between China and Japan under the premise of doing a good job of epidemic prevention work, and further facilitate the exchanges between the two parties.

Li Keqiang emphasized that Asia is the support of the establishment of a peaceful life and common development of China and Japan. China has unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development. It is hoped that China and Japan will respect each other, treat each other, enhance mutual trust, and do not have differences in each other, and jointly maintain a peaceful external environment, a stable peripheral environment, and realize the common development of China -Japan and regional countries.

When it comes to the Chinese economy, Li Keqiang pointed out that due to the impact of the expected factors this year, the downward pressure on the Chinese economy increased. We decisively cope and regulate them in time, focus on stabilizing employment, stabilizing prices, and maintaining economic operations in a reasonable range and overall recovery trend. We will persist in seeking truth from facts, do our best, and strive for a better level of economic development throughout the year. Reform and opening up is a key move to deal with various challenges on the road, and it is also an important driving force for China's development in the future. China insists that the basic national policy of opening up to the outside world is not shaken, and the door to the outside world will only open. We will continue to deepen the reform of the "decentralization of management service", build a market -oriented international business environment, clarify and stabilize the expected regulatory rules, further relax market access, strictly protect intellectual property rights, build China as the world's large market in the world Hot soil invested by foreign investment. The Japanese economy is welcome to continue to seize China's development opportunities, actively expand the Chinese market, strengthen cooperation with Chinese partners, and better achieve mutual benefit and win -win results.

The Japanese participants said that Japan and China were very important partners. In the past 50 years in the past 50 years, the economic cooperation between the two countries has achieved leap development, which has played a positive role in promoting the development of Japan and China and the world economy. Thanks to China for helping the epidemic difficulties for helping and solving problems for foreign companies including Japanese companies. The Japanese economic community is optimistic about China's economic development prospects, and will actively expand its business in China and strive to build a Japanese -China economic relations that meets the requirements of the new era. It is expected that the two countries will take effective implementation of RCEP to expand cooperation in the fields of economic and trade, environmental protection, health and aging, and communicate closely, and promote peace and development of the two countries, regions and the world.

Xiao Jie attended the above event. The dialogue was co -sponsored by the China Trade Promotion Council and the Japan Team Union.

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