#FMsays# As the opening for a photo exhibition marking the 80th anniversary of the Tokyo Trial's was held at #UN# headquarters, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun urged the international community to reject attempts to whitewash #Japan#'s wartime aggression and to uphold the postwar international order.

#FMsays# Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun urged the EU to respect market principles and fair competition, and to refrain from abusing trade remedy instruments. Guo's remarks come in response to reports of possible EU restrictions on imports of Chinese chemicals, furniture and machinery.

#FMsays# China respects the independent choice of the Brazilian people, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said, responding to #US# President #DonaldTrump#'s claim that Brazil's presidential election was rigged. #Brazil#

#FMSays# China once again urges the Japanese side to impose severe punishment on the perpetrator who broke into the Chinese Embassy in Japan with a knife to serve as a warning to others, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday. It is an egregious incident unprecedented in the international community that an active-duty officer of Japan's SDF broke into the Chinese Embassy in Japan with a knife and made violent threats against Chinese diplomatic personnel, Mao said. "Whether Japan can handle the case seriously in accordance with law will test whether the Japanese government earnestly fulfills its obligations under international law, and bears on the country's national credibility and international image," Mao said.

#FMSays# Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on Friday called on Japanese authorities to listen to insightful views from Japan's ruling and opposition parties to repair bilateral ties. Lin made the remarks at a regular news briefing when asked to comment on media reports that a cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers will visit China next week in an apparent move to help mend strained bilateral ties. "We note that some insightful figures from Japan's ruling and opposition parties are deeply concerned about the current state of #China-##Japan# relations and hope to make efforts to put bilateral ties on the right track," Lin said. Japanese authorities should listen to and take seriously these voices, abide by all the principles set forth in the four political documents between China and Japan, and take concrete actions to create the necessary conditions for normal exchanges between the two countries, he said.

#FMSays# In her speech, Japanese Prime Minister #SanaeTakaichi# shunned reflection on historical lessons and blurred Japan's responsibility for its acts of aggression, taking a major backward step on historical issues, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday. This once again laid bare the sinister attempt of the Takaichi administration to cover up, distort and reverse the verdict on Japan's history of aggression, Lin said at a regular news briefing when asked to comment on Takaichi's address at the National Memorial Service for the War Dead on Aug. 15.

#FMSays# China is concerned about the earthquake in #Indonesia# and is ready to provide assistance in accordance with Indonesia's needs, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Monday. "We express our deep condolences to the victims and sincere sympathies to the families of the deceased and the injured," Lin said at a daily media briefing in response to the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Flores Island, Indonesia, on Aug. 15. It is understood that some Chinese citizens have been injured in the earthquake, Lin said, adding that the Chinese Consulate General in Denpasar has activated its emergency mechanism to provide assistance to those affected.

#FMSays# When asked how #China# will support the resumption of dialogue between the #US# and #NorthKorea# as US President #DonaldTrump# said he had instructed the #Pentagon# to significantly scale back joint military exercises between the US and #SouthKorea#, citing the high cost of the drills and his good relationship with the North Korean leader, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said, “We have noted the relevant reports. Maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and advancing the political settlement of the Korean Peninsula issue serve the common interests of all parties.”

#FMsays# Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Wednesday that China is "willing to further constantly develop relations with Honduras on the basis of the one-China principle", and the fact that "Taiwan independence" separatists are doomed to fail. He made the comments after the Taiwan authorities' recent claim that Taiwan is open to restoring "diplomatic relations" with Honduras with no preconditions attached.

#FMSays# During U.S. President Donald Trump's recent visit to China, the two heads of state had constructive exchanges on artificial intelligence (#AI#) and agreed to hold dialogue between the two governments on this issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday. As two leading AI powers, China and the United States need to work together to promote the development and improve the governance of AI to make sure that it will better contribute to the progress of human civilization and common welfare of the international community, Guo said at a daily press briefing in response to a related query.