BEIJING, April 4 (Xinhua) -- China and Japan will issue a joint document during Chinese Premier's visit next week, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Wednesday.
"The joint document will spell out the two countries' aspiration to build a strategic and mutually beneficial relationship, and the meaning and major tasks of this relationship," Wen said while giving an interview to 16 Japanese news organizations.
"This is a significant event, ushering in a new era of China-Japan relations," Wen said in the interview, which came ahead of his Japan tour slated for April 11-13.
The China-Japan relationship should be based on the principle of enhancing mutual trust, honoring commitments, seeking common ground and respecting differences, Wen said.
The three political documents -- the Sino-Japanese Joint Statement, the Peace and Friendship Treaty and the Sino-Japanese Joint Declaration -- are the cornerstones of stable China-Japan relations, Wen said.
China appreciated the fact that Japanese Prime Minister's Shinzo Abe had chosen China as his first overseas destination when he took office as prime minister last September, Wen said.
"Japanese leaders have extended several invitations to President Hu Jintao, and I believe President Hu will visit Japan at a time suitable for both countries," he said.
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