Interview:Communitywithsharedfutureavisionhighlyrelevant,necessary--formerJapanesePM_GuangmingOnlineInterview:Communitywithsharedfutureavisionhighlyrelevant,necessary--formerJapanesePMFormerJapanesePrimeMinisterYukioHatoyamaspeaksduringaninterviewwithXinhuainTokyo,Japan,July20,2022.(Xinhua/ChaoWen)Buildingasenseofsharedfutureisimportantfortheworldtoavoidfragmentationandaddresschallenges,andforAsiatosafeguardpeaceandpromotecommondevelopment,saidformerJapanesePrimeMinisterYukioHatoyama.TOKYO,Oct.7(Xinhua)--ThecallbyChinesePresidentXiJinpingforbuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureformankindishighlyrelevantandnecessaryinthisera,formerJapanesePrimeMinisterYukioHatoyamahassaid.InarecentinterviewwithXinhua,Hatoyamasaidbuildingasenseofsharedfutureisimportantfortheworldtoavoidfragmentationandaddresschallenges,andforAsiatosafeguardpeaceandpromotecommondevelopment.Hatoyamarecalledin2012,whenChinaandJapanmarkedtheir40thanniversaryofthenormalizationofdiplomaticrelations,hemetwiththenChineseVicePresidentXiJinpingwhenhevisitedBeijinginMarch."Xiisafar-sightedleaderwithabroadvision,"hesaid.Hatoyamahasspokenhighlyofandvoicedstrongsupportfortheideaofacommunitywithasharedfutureformankindonmultipleoccasions."Ontheearthwelive,notonlytheenvironmentfunctionsasawhole,butpeoplearealsointerconnected,"hesaid.PhototakenonSept.2,2022showsahigh-speedelectricpassengertrain,customizedfortheJakarta-Bandunghigh-speedrailway,beingunloadedfromavesselinTanjungPriokPortinJakarta,Indonesia.(Xinhua/XuQin)TheBeltandRoadInitiativeisanimportantpathtowardmaterializingthisvision,Hatoyamasaid,addingthattheinitiativewillhelppromoteregionaleconomicdevelopmentandexchangesbetweencountries,therebypreventingdisputeseffectively."BuildinganAsia-Pacificcommunitywithasharedfutureisanimportantpartofthevisionofacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind,"Hatoyamasaid,notingthathehimselfpaysparticularattentiontotheAsia-Pacificregion.PointingtoaChinesecalligraphyworkonthewallofhisofficeinTokyowhichreads"fraternity,"HatoyamasaidhechampionsthespiritoffraternityandhasalwaysadvocatedtheestablishmentofanEastAsiancommunity,"thevisionofwhich,inmyopinion,hasalotincommonwiththeconceptofanAsia-Pacificcommunitywithasharedfuture.""AsiaisoneandbuildingthesensethatAsiancountriesshareacommonfutureisveryimportant,"henoted.WhenHatoyamareviewedthemodernhistoryofAsia,hesaidthatJapanonceinvadedtheKoreanPeninsulaandChina.Asia,whichwasonceabattlefield,shouldnotbecomeabattlefieldagain,buta"communitywithoutwar"inthefuture,hesaid.Theformerprimeministersaidhebelievesthatontheroadtoacommunitywithasharedfuture,itisnecessarytoovercometheproblemofmistrustbetweenneighboringcountriesandbringpeopleofdifferentcountriesclosertogether.OneofthemainreasonsfortheemotionalbarriersbetweenJapananditsneighborsishistoricalissues,andJapanshouldfaceuptothehistoricalfacts,hesaid.Asiancountriessharecommonconcernsineconomyandtrade,education,healthcare,sportsandenvironmentalprotection,Hatoyamasaid,notingthatdiscussionsandexchangesacrossthesefieldstoforgeanintegratedcommunityinvariousfieldsareveryimportanttoAsia.PhototakenonDec.30,2021showsaviewoftheASEANSecretariatinJakarta,Indonesia.TheRegionalComprehensiveEconomicPartnership(RCEP)agreemententersintoforceonJan.1,2022.(Xinhua/XuQin)OntheRegionalComprehensiveEconomicPartnership(RCEP),whichcameintoforceearlierthisyear,HatoyamasaidhebelievesthatithasprovidedrelevanteconomieswithacommongroundfortradeexchangesandisofgreatbenefittotheeconomicdevelopmentoftheentireAsia-Pacificregion.Hatoyama,75,alsochairoftheEastAsianCommunityInstitute,servedasJapaneseprimeministerfromSeptember2009toJune2010.Duringthatperiod,heattachedgreatimportancetorelationswithChinaandhasbeencommittedtopromotingfriendlyJapan-Chinaexchangesandcooperationsinceleavingoffice.Theformerprimeministerverymuchagreeswiththeideathat"amitybetweenpeopleholdsthekeytosoundrelationsbetweenstates,"andexpressedhiswillingnesstodosomethingforthepeople-to-peopleexchangesbetweenJapanandChina.Tothisend,Hatoyamafrequentlytravelsbetweenthetwocountries.Thisyearmarksthe50thanniversaryofthenormalizationofChina-Japandiplomaticrelations.Speakingofbilateralties,HatoyamapointedoutthattheperceptionofhistoricalissuesaffectsthedevelopmentofJapan-Chinarelations,andonlybysolvinghistoricalissuescanthepoliticalissuesbetweenthetwocountriesbefundamentallysolved.DuringhisvisittoChinainJanuary2013,HatoyamavisitedtheMemorialHalloftheVictimsoftheNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaders.HeapologizedforthecrimescommittedbyJapanesesoldiersandsincerelywishedthatsuchhistoricaltragedieswon'tberepeated.Hatoyamarecalledseeingthestatuenamed"Peace"featuringamotherholdingawhitedoveinfrontofthememorialhallandhimselfplantingaginkgotreethereasasymbolofpeace.HatoinJapanesemeansdove,Hatoyamasaid,whichsymbolizespeace."IwillalwayscherishthisnamewithitssymbolicmeaningandpushJapantofaceuptohistoryandcherishpeace,"hesaid.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonth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