Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed a strong will to improve relations with China when addressing his policy proposals. China also expressed willingness to work with Japan to achieve common development and prosperity in the region.

HUA CHUNYING CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESWOMAN "China's position on improving and developing relations between China and Japan has been consistent. We hope that Japan can, on the basis of the four political documents and four-principled consensuses, move in the same direction with China to strengthen communication, build mutual trust, properly manage differences and improve and develop China-Japan relations in the right direction."