Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday his nation's economic development will pose no threat to Japan or other countries, noting that Beijing's growth is mutually beneficial for Japan and China.
"We will stand firm in pursuing our development in a peaceful manner. . . . We will not pose a threat to any country," Wen said to an audience of about 130 people at a luncheon in Tokyo hosted by the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren), Japan's most influential business lobby.
Wen said in Chinese, speaking through a Japanese interpreter, that Japan-China trade relations are such that China's economic development is a "merit" to Japan, and bearing that in mind, said the two countries should continue pursuing a strategic partnership in economic, cultural and other aspects.