China urges Japan to reflect upon history of aggression

Worshippers bow while visiting Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, on April 21, 2021, the first day of the annual Spring Rites, the Shinto shrine’s biannual festival honouring the war dead. - AP

BEIJING (Xinhua): A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Wednesday (April 21) urged Japan to earnestly reflect upon its history of aggression and take practical steps to win trust from neighbouring countries.

"China urges Japan to hold fast to the principles established in the four political documents between China and Japan, as well as the four-point principled agreement, and face up to and earnestly reflect upon its history of aggression," spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily press briefing.