邓小平文选/发展中日两国和两国人民之间的友好关系，从毛泽东主席、周恩来总理那个时候就开始了。

Many of our friends in Japan, including those from political, academic and press circles, have worked hard and accomplished a great deal over the last several decades.

One of the pioneers who have been helping to promote good relations between the two countries is Mr. Tokuma Utsunomiya.

The Chinese people hope for good relations with the Japanese people, and more than 90 per cent of Japanese also want to see good relations between the two countries.

If there is anything the matter in Sino-Japanese relations, it is the possibility that a handful of people in Japan, some of whom probably have political influence, may revive militarism there -- that is what the Chinese are concerned about.

It's the only thing that worries us.

But the Chinese people are glad to see that the overwhelming majority of Japanese are opposed to such a revival.

Over the last century Japanese militarism has brought suffering not only to the Chinese people and to the peoples of other Asian countries but also to the Japanese people themselves.

We think the many people in press and political circles in Japan who criticize militarism and are on guard against its revival are to be commended.

Not only should efforts to criticize and expose this tendency be stepped up, but more should be done to promote good relations between our two countries and peoples and to deepen our friendship and our understanding of each other.

The slogan ``the Chinese and Japanese peoples should live in friendship from generation to generation'' represents an ideal for all of us.

We should remember that this slogan was not proposed today but more than thirty years ago.