1st LD-Writethru: Future of China-Japan relations hinges on Japan's choice: Chinese FM

BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The future of China-Japan relations hinges on Japan's choice, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday.

Wang made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress.

The year 2025 marked the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. In such a special year, Japan should have profoundly repented of the erroneous path it had taken, including its brutal invasion and colonial rule of Taiwan, Wang said.

However, the incumbent leader of Japan even claimed that a Taiwan contingency would constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan to exercise the so-called right of collective self-defense, he said.

"We hope the Japanese people will keep their eyes wide open and never allow anyone foolish enough to tread the same disastrous path today," said Wang.

A strong China with 1.4 billion people will never allow anyone to justify colonialism or reverse history's verdict on aggression, he added. Enditem