Japan's policymakers should reflect on, correct its mistakes: Chinese FM spokesman

Japan's policymakers should listen to and take seriously the rational voices within their own country, and earnestly reflect on and correct their mistakes, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press briefing in Beijing on Thursday.

Lin was responding to a media inquiry on a meeting between a vice minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and visiting Japanese lawmakers on Thursday.

"The root cause of the current severe difficulties in China-Japan relations lies in a series of erroneous remarks and actions by the Japanese ruling authorities concerning China's Taiwan and military security. Japanese policymakers should listen to and take seriously the rational voices within their own country, earnestly reflect on and correct their mistakes, strictly abide by the principles set forth in the four political documents between China and Japan, and take concrete actions to safeguard the political foundation of bilateral ties," said Lin.

Japan's policymakers should reflect on, correct its mistakes: Chinese FM spokesman

Japan's policymakers should reflect on, correct its mistakes: Chinese FM spokesman

China's Zhejiang Province and Shanghai have ramped up preparations as Typhoon Saudel advances toward the country's eastern coastline.

In response to the potential wind and rain impacts of Saudel, the 18th typhoon of the year, coastal areas of Ningbo in Zhejiang activated the highest typhoon emergency response starting at 18:00 Wednesday.

As part of the response, Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in Zhejiang has evacuated 55 large container vessels, with all terminals suspending operations.

In Shanghai's Chongming District, ferry services were fully suspended on Thursday.

Shanghai's flood control department began coordinating hydraulic hubs on Tuesday to discharge water and free up storage capacity ahead of the storm.

Zhejiang, Shanghai ramp up preparations as Typhoon Saudel approaches China's coastline