国内英语新闻:Chinese president calls for joint efforts to promote global economic recovery

Hu said the two countries should properly handle the sensitive issues between them, calling on both sides to proceed from the overall situation to handle these issues in a cautious, proper way and prevent them from affecting the stable growth of the bilateral relations.

Kan said the Japanese government attached great importance to the development of the Japan-China relations, adding that this is not only very important for both countries, but also of great significance to peace and development of Asia.

President Hu added China is ready to work with Japan to seize the current opportunity to push for the extensive growth of the mutually beneficial relationship of strategic importance on the basis of the four political documents signed by both sides.

For his part, Kan said his government will advance the Japan-China relations according to the principles and spirit of the four political documents.

Kan said the Japanese government is ready to work with China to push forward regional cooperation in East Asia and properly handle the problems arising in the development of the bilateral links.

The China-Japan relations have witnessed major progress in various fields and benefited the two sides significantly since the normalization of diplomatic ties 38 years ago

China is Japan's largest trading partner, its biggest export market and the primary choice of outbound investment, while Japan is China's third largest trading partner and second biggest source of foreign investment.