Visiting Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji said Monday that Japan needs to admit its wartime aggression and be careful not to repeat the same mistake.
However, he toned down his earlier comment that Japan has made no official apology to China.
"We need to directly look at history without having it fade away or hiding it, then we can move forward to the future," Zhu told a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo.
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