That's a very important question for these times. China is now the second-largest economy—with 1.4 billion people. Its influence is here and there. Every country is working hard to shape its policy towards China.
We see the potential for co-operation and also challenges and concerns. If I may lay it out, we see China's unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force in the East China Sea and South China Sea. We see the series of military activities surrounding our countries. Some of them are together with Russia. Peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is also very important. We pay a lot of attention to that.
Japan will firmly maintain and assert its position, and it will strongly urge—request—China to act responsibly. At the same time, we continue to engage ourselves in dialogue with China where there are areas of concerns or potential co-operation, like on the environment.
The important thing is the communication. We will make every effort to build a constructive and stable relationship. That is our position. We will always tell friends that this is our position regarding China.