Today we seem to stand on the new crossroads of history.

Taking China's reform and opening-up as an opportunity, under the system of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship, we have gone through another 40 years together in the blink of an eye. However, when looking around the world, we may find it full of risks and uncertainties. Therefore, there is an urgent need for us to find a stable anchor for the peace and prosperity of China, Japan and the whole world and to find an institutional framework for strengthening cooperation among Asia-Pacific countries......