China comments on victory of Japan's ruling bloc

The Chinese foreign ministry said it hoped that Japan, where Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won re-election on Sunday, will take practical actions to promote stability and improvement of bilateral relations.

"China is aware of the results," ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said on Monday in response to the victory by Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner the Komeito party.

"China attaches great importance to developing its ties with Japan and hopes that Japan would abide by the four political documents and the four-point principled consensus between the two countries, take practical actions to promote the stability and improvement of bilateral relations."

Geng continued, "In the meantime, we hope Japan will continue on a path of peaceful development to play a constructive role in regional peace and stability."

The governing coalition won a two-thirds "super majority", according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)