On the night of May 7, 2005, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing who was attending the seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kyoto held talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura. Both sides mainly exchanged in-depth opinions on China-Japan relations. Chinese ambassador to Japan Wang Yi was present at the meeting.

Li said that President Hu Jintao during his meeting with Prime Minister Koizumi in Jakarta raised five proposals on pushing for the healthy and stable development of China-Japan relations, which identified the direction and principles of developing the friendly cooperative relations between China and Japan in the 21st century and is of great significance. Both sides should completely implement the results of the meeting of the two leaders to actively create conditions for the improvement and progress of bilateral relations.

Li pointed out that the current difficult situation of China-Japan relations is out of our expectation. We must face up the root causes of the difficulties and never confuse the cause and effect. He said that the Chinese government always attaches importance to China-Japan relations and is willing to develop the long-term and good-neighborly friendship with Japan. Both sides should make joint efforts and properly and correctly address the historical and Taiwan problems according to the principles of the three political documents of China and Japan so as to maintain the political basis of China-Japan relations. The key is that Japan should put its promises on the historical and Taiwan problems into tangible actions and refrain from doing any other things hurting the feeling of the Chinese people.

Machimura said that the meeting between Prime Minister Koizumi and President Hu Jintao in Jakarta is of great importance. Japan attaches great importance to and takes seriously the five proposals raised by President Hu, believing that they serve as important guidance for the future development of bilateral relations. Japan will make joint efforts with China in the spirit of the five proposals to push for the improvement and development of bilateral relations. He noted that the three political documents signed between Japan and China are the basis of properly handling the historical and Taiwan problems and the Japanese government will adhere to the principles defined by the three political documents and pursue the one-China policy.

Both sides agreed to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in wide areas, increase mutual understanding, expand common interest, properly handle the disputes and problems between the two countries through dialogue and consultations and maintain the overall situation of China-Japan relations.

Both sides also exchanged opinions on the international and regional issues.