News from CCTV: Recently, the Japanese cross-party organization "Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarian Alliance" and the Japan Business Federation have successively expressed their request to send a delegation to visit China. At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held on the 2nd, spokesperson Lin Jian responded that China has taken note of the relevant news and urges Japan to withdraw its erroneous remarks and reflect its political commitment to China with practical actions.

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lin Jian: We have noticed the above news, and also noticed that many knowledgeable people in Japan are deeply worried about the negative impact and serious consequences caused by Gao Shi’s wrong remarks on Taiwan. China urges Japan to reflect on and correct its mistakes, withdraw Prime Minister Takaichi's erroneous remarks, stop hurting the sentiments of the two countries' citizens, demonstrate its political commitment to China with practical actions, and create necessary conditions for normal exchanges between China and Japan. It hopes that relevant Japanese groups will play more active roles in Japan.