China attaches great importance to and is confident about cooperation among China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said when attending Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's meeting with foreign ministers from the three neighboring countries in Tokyo on Friday.
Wang said that China-Japan-ROK cooperation started early, achieved many results and has great potential, and has played an important role in enhancing mutual understanding and mutually beneficial cooperation among them.
There is a saying in all three countries that goes "A nearby neighbor is better than a distant relative," Wang said, adding that in the face of a world which is becoming increasingly unstable and uncertain, the proverb, full of oriental wisdom, highlights the significance of their cooperation.
As long as China-Japan-ROK relations develop further and their cooperation deepens further, regional peace and stability will be further guaranteed, and countries in the region will be better able to respond to various external challenges, Wang said.
Noting this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the global war against fascism, Wang underscored the importance of holding correct perceptions of history to better build the future.
Wang said China is willing to work with Japan and the ROK to establish a correct view of World War II history, uphold multilateralism, safeguard the core role of the United Nations in the international system, and continuously promote cooperation and make respective contributions to regional and world peace and prosperity.
China confident about China-Japan-ROK cooperation prospects in uncertain world: FM
China confident about China-Japan-ROK cooperation prospects in uncertain world: FM
China confident about China-Japan-ROK cooperation prospects in uncertain world: FM
The Sanya branch of the Peking University (PKU) Hospital of Stomatology based in the tourist resort city of Sanya in south China's tropical Hainan Province -- the country's first national-level regional dental specialty center -- officially opened on Saturday, providing local residents and tourists with access to top-tier dental care without leaving Hainan.
As a key city in the Hainan Free Trade Port and a hub for both tourism and wellness, Sanya has seen rising demand for oral healthcare. Local resources, however, have long been strained.
The newly launched hospital aims to ease the situation. Both its management and medical teams come directly from the main campus of the PKU Hospita of Stomatology in Beijing, ensuring seamless integration and unified standards across diagnoses, treatment, and service quality. The facility comprises of nine specialized buildings, including an emergency outpatient complex and an international medical services building, covering all sub-specialties in dental medicine.
"Since the official start of Hainan Free Trade Port's island-wide special customs operations [on December 18, 2025], the very first zero-tariff items entering the region were advanced dental equipment for our hospital. This enables a wide range of patients in the Hainan region to access the world's latest dental treatment equipment and technology more quickly," said Deng Xuliang, president of the PKU Hospital of Stomatology.
Looking ahead, the main campus of the PKU Hospital of Stomatology will collaborate with medical universities in Hainan to jointly train more specialized professionals for grassroots-level healthcare institutions across the region. Through technical mentorship and integrated training programs, the initiative aims to leverage the policy advantages of the free trade port to build a high-level, comprehensive platform that integrates medical services, education, research, public health, and healthcare management, with particular attention on international patient services and comfort-focused treatment.
"The operation of medical care plus health and wellness programs and of medical care plus tourism projects has jointly contributed to the formation of an internationalized medical care platform in Sanya, which presents a major opportunity for both Sanya and the rest of Hainan, especially as the free trade port enters full operation, making more duty-free medicines and medical devices available locally," said Hu Yulei, director of the Sanya Municipal Health Commission.
Hainan's Sanya opens first national dental specialty center
