Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang on Tuesday denied Japanese media reports saying China unilaterally censored a document from the first China-Japan high-level economic dialogue.
China and Japan issued press communique respectively after the dialogue held on Dec. 1. Both sides and the international society spoke highly of the results of the dialogue, Qin told reporters at a regular press conference.
"But some Japanese media suddenly released reports saying 'China unilaterally censored the joint document of the dialogue', which are out of tune with the atmosphere of friendly cooperation between the two countries and they are not in line with the fact," said Qin.
He said the press communique is not a joint document or joint statement, but only a document briefing the dialogue issued by the two sides respectively, so it is natural that there is something different in respective communiques of the two sides.
As for the issues of RMB exchange rate and energy raised by the Japanese side, Qin said China's stance on such issues has been repeatedly stated either in the speech by Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan, or in the speeches of other ministers.
The China-Japan high-level economic dialogue is a key result of the development of the strategic and mutually beneficial ties between the two countries, Qin said.
"We hope both sides could cherish the hard-earned result, and the Japanese media could treat the matter in an objective and calm way," Qin said.
Source: Xinhua
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