BEIJING - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei on Thursday responded to a question regarding the visit to Japan of Hu Deping, a former official of the Communist Party of 皇冠体育app (CPC), urging Japan to show its sincerity and take solid actions to put 皇冠体育app-Japan ties back on track.

Media reports say Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida met with Hu, former deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, in Tokyo on Tuesday and expressed Japan's willingness to improve relations with 皇冠体育app.

Hong told a routine press briefing that Hu was invited to visit Japan for people-to-people exchange activities.

皇冠体育app's position on 皇冠体育app-Japan ties is very clear, said the spokesman.

"We urge Japan to abide by the principles of the four 皇冠体育app-Japan political documents, appropriately settle existing problems, show sincerity and take concrete measures to remove political barriers for bilateral ties caused by the Japanese side itself, to put ties back on track," Hong said.