China reiterates position on relations with Japan

 BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's Foreign Ministry¹ on Friday reiterated² its position on current China-Japan relations, urging the Japanese side to make tangible 

 

efforts to properly address relevant issues in order to improve bilateral³ ties.

 

Spokesman Hong Lei said at the ministry's daily press briefing that developing healthy and steady relations between China and Japan is in line with the fundamental 

 

interests of the two countries and the two peoples.

 

China's position to develop the China-Japan strategic and mutually beneficial relationship based on the "four political documents" between the two countries has not 

 

changed, he said, urging the Japanese side to show sincerity⁴ in improving bilateral relations.

 

The "four political documents" -- the China-Japan Joint⁵ Statement on Comprehensively Advancing Strategic and Reciprocal Relations, the Sino-Japanese Joint Statement, 

 

the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship and the Sino-Japanese Joint Declaration -- serve as the bedrock for developing friendly and cooperative relations 

 

between the two countries.

 

The "four political documents" were signed by the two sides in 1972, 1978, 1998 and 2008, respectively.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

3 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

4 sincerity   

n.真诚，诚意；真实

参考例句：

• His sincerity added much more authority to the story.他的真诚更增加了故事的说服力。
• He tried hard to satisfy me of his sincerity.他竭力让我了解他的诚意。

5 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。