Photo: China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian

在2月9日外交部例行记者会上，有记者提问称，日本大选中，日本自民党获得压倒性胜利，高市早苗得以继续执政。中方希望高市早苗新政府奉行怎样的外交政策？

At the regular press conference of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 9, a reporter asked: In Japan’s election, the Liberal Democratic Party won an overwhelming victory, allowing Sanae Takaichi to continue in power. What kind of foreign policy does China hope the new Takaichi administration will pursue?

对此，发言人林剑表示，选举是日本的国内事务，但本次选举反映一些深层次结构性的问题，以及思潮动向趋势，值得日本各界有识之士和国际社会深思，殷鉴不远，不可不察。

In response, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian stated the election is Japan's internal affair. However, this election has reflected some deep-seated structural problems as well as the evolving trends of ideological currents, which deserve profound reflection by visionary individuals from all walks of life in Japan and the international community at large. Lessons from history are close at hand and must not be ignored. 

我们敦促日本执政当局正视而不是漠视国际社会的关切，走和平发展道路，而不是重蹈覆辙，恪守中日四个政治文件，而不是背信弃义。日本极右翼势力若误判形势，恣意妄为，必将遭到日本人民的抵制和国际社会迎头痛击。中方对日政策始终保持稳定性和连续性，不会因日本某一次选举而变化。

We urge Japan's ruling authorities to face up to, rather than turn a blind eye to, the concerns of the international community, adhere to the path of peaceful development instead of repeating the mistakes of the past, and abide by the four political documents between China and Japan rather than act in bad faith. Should Japan's ultra-right forces misjudge the situation and act recklessly, they will inevitably face resistance from the Japanese people and 
firm response
 from the international community. China's policy toward Japan has always maintained stability and continuity, and will not change because of a single election in Japan.

林剑表示，我们再次敦促日方撤回高市涉台错误言论，以实际行动展现维护中日关系政治基础的基本诚意。我们也要正告日本执政当局，中国人民维护国家核心利益的决心坚定不移，捍卫二战胜利成果和战后国际秩序的决心坚定不移，反击和挫败各种反华势力挑衅妄动的决心坚定不移。

Lin stated that we once again urge the Japanese side to retract Takaichi’s erroneous remarks on the Taiwan question and demonstrate the basic sincerity to uphold the political foundation of China-Japan relations with concrete actions. We also warn the Japanese ruling authorities that the Chinese people are unwavering in their resolve to safeguard the country’s core interests, unwavering in their resolve to defend the outcomes of World War II and the post-war international order, and unwavering in their resolve to counter and frustrate the provocative and reckless acts of various anti-China forces.