China urged Japan to follow the track of peaceful development following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decisive election victory, which gives him a stronger hand to achieve his major goal of amending the pacifist Constitution.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Monday that China hopes Japan takes "substantive actions to promote the stable improvement of bilateral relations," when asked about the results of Sunday's general election, which could shore up Abe's position to push for a possible first-ever amendment of the Constitution.
Without giving details, Geng went on to say China hopes Japan "continues to follow the path of peaceful development and play a constructive role in promoting peace and stability in the region."