A Chinese government official Wednesday renewed a call on Japan to appropriately face its wartime history and pursue peaceful development after Shinzo Abe was re-elected prime minister by the Diet.
"A long-term steady and sound development of Sino-Japanese relations serves the fundamental interest of the countries," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a press briefing.
Hua said China remains committed to developing the relationship based on major political agreements between Beijing and Tokyo "in the spirit of regarding history as a mirror and looking forward to the future.