When an earthquake struck Japan in March 2011, China sent a professional rescue team to the disaster zone and provided 30 million yuan ($4.3 million) in assistance. It also provided Japan with 10,000 tons of gasoline and 10,000 tons of diesel for free, and an additional 20 million yuan of assistance. China's total aid to Japan was estimated at more than 200 million yuan.

China-Japan relations will embrace a warm spring. Social governance, people's livelihoods, public health and global governance are expected to become new highlights of bilateral cooperation in the future.

Since China and Japan are close neighbors with growing common interests, the future of their relations lies in peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.