Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said on December 28 that Japan does not support Taiwan authorities' attempts to seek UN membership by "referendum". He said during talks with Chinese Premier We Jiabao in Beijing that Japan would give no support to the claims of "one China, one Taiwan", "Taiwan independence" or Taiwan authorities' attempts to join the United Nations and to seek UN membership through a "referendum".
He noted that there had been no change in Japan's stance on the Taiwan issue as stated in the Japan-China Joint Statement.
Wen said that both sides expressed the view that they would abide by the three key political documents on bilateral ties, including the Sino-Japanese Joint Statement, the Peace and Friendship Treaty and the Sino-Japanese Joint Declaration.
The talks between Wen and Fukuda on Friday morning lasted two and a half hours and the two leaders also witnessed the signing of a series of cooperation agreements. (Source: Xinhua, China Daily, Dec 31, 2007).