On July 1 at a routine press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said China-Japan relations are facing serious difficulties and attributed the root cause to a series of "wrong words and deeds" by Japan's ruling authorities on Taiwan and military security, saying responsibility lies entirely with Japan. He urged Japanese leaders to respect China's core interests, cease interfering in China's internal affairs, adhere to the spirit of the four China-Japan political documents to preserve

On July 1 at a routine press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said China-Japan relations are facing serious difficulties and attributed the root cause to a series of "wrong words and deeds" by Japan's ruling authorities on Taiwan and military security, saying responsibility lies entirely with Japan. He urged Japanese leaders to respect China's core interests, cease interfering in China's internal affairs, adhere to the spirit of the four China-Japan political documents to preserve the political basis and environment for economic and trade cooperation, and to reflect, correct mistakes and show sincerity through concrete actions to get ties back on track.