Zhao Lijian: I hope and urge the Japanese side to implement the commitment of "China and Japan to support each other in hosting the Olympic Games"

Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroichi Matsuno said that Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita, Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee Chairman Seiko Hashimoto, and Japanese Paralympic President Kazuyuki Mori will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympic Games. The Japanese side has no intention of sending a government delegation. However, there are also reports that the Delegation of Japanese Athletes will participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games as planned. In this regard, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian expressed hope and urged Japan to implement the commitment of "China and Japan to support each other in hosting the Olympic Games".

Zhao Lijian said at a regular foreign ministry news conference held on the same day that China welcomes the Japanese Olympic Committee and other relevant figures and Japanese athletes to come to China to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The Chinese side is concerned about the relevant statements of the Japanese government and hopes and urges the Japanese side to implement the commitments of "China and Japan to support each other in hosting the Olympic Games" and "depoliticization of sports". China has the confidence to work with all parties to demonstrate the Olympic spirit of "greater unity" and present a simple, safe and wonderful Olympic event to the world.