On October 14, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning presided over a regular press conference. A reporter from the Japan Kyodo News asked that according to reports, Russia announced that a delegation from Heilongjiang Province in China visited the four northern islands of Japan yesterday. What are the comments of the Chinese side on this?
Mao Ning introduced that the delegation from Heilongjiang Province recently visited Nanshaikhinsk, the capital of Sahaarinskaya Oblast in Russia, a friendly province/oblast of Heilongjiang Province, and carried out friendly exchanges with the local community.
"Regarding commercial activities of state-owned enterprises during their visit, I will not comment." Mao Ning said.
AFP reporters further asked that regarding the delegation from Heilongjiang Province in China visiting Russian-controlled islands, which Japan claims to have sovereignty over, Japan's Foreign Minister said today that it is absolutely unacceptable for third countries to enter and carry out activities on these islands. He stated that Japan had already expressed its position to the Chinese side through diplomatic channels yesterday. What is China's response to Japan's statement?
"Just now I have introduced the situation of the Heilongjiang Provincial delegation's visit. The Chinese side has always advocated that the victory of the anti-fascist war should be respected and protected." Mao Ning said.
