TOKYO (Xinhua) -- China and Japan held consultations here on security in the Asia-Pacific region and the implications of the Japanese-US Security Treaty on Saturday.
Wang Yi, head of the Chinese delegation and director of the Asian Affairs Division of the Foreign Ministry, expressed China's concern over the strengthening of military co-operation between Japan and the United States.
He urged Japan to act with caution and to refrain from going against the tide of history.
During talks described as frank and in-depth, Yi said he hoped that Japan will stick to its postwar "defensive only" policy and continue to pursue peace and development.
Kato Ryozo, head of the Japanese delegation and director-general of the Asian Affairs Division of the Foreign Ministry, said that in view of historical lessons, Japan will never seek to become a military power nor will it develop offensive armaments.
He said Japan will abide by its "defensive only" policy and play an international role primarily in economic and cultural fields.
He pledged that there will be no change in the scope of the application of the Japanese-US Security Treaty.