President Jiang Zemin paid a state visit to Japan and the two sides agreed to take history as a guide and to work to establish a friendly relationship and co-operation for peace and development between China and Japan.

• 江泽民主席对日本进行了成功的国事访问，双方本着“以史为鉴、面向未来”的精神，宣布建立致力于和平与发展的友好合作伙伴关系.