中国外交部回应中国代表团访问南千岛群岛：地方友好交流、民企商业活动不作评论
10月14日，中国外交部例行记者会上，有日本媒体记者提问：俄罗斯方面宣布，中国黑龙江省代表团访问了俄日争议岛屿，中方有何评论。中国外交部发言人毛宁表示，黑龙江省代表团近日访问了该省的友好省州——俄罗斯萨哈林州首府南萨哈林斯克，同当地开展友好交流活动；对于民营企业在访问期间进行的商业活动，她不作评论。被问及日方相关言论时，毛宁表示，中方一贯主张，世界反法西斯战争的胜利成果应当得到尊重和维护。
据俄罗斯萨哈林州政府新闻处10月13日发布的消息，一支中国商业代表团访问了南千岛群岛的伊图鲁普岛（日本称择捉岛），考察当地的投资潜力与合作可能，对海胆、海参养殖及酒店开发等方向表示兴趣。俄罗斯媒体称，这是中国商人代表团首次访问该岛。
日本外务大臣 Toshimitsu Motegi 10月14日称，中国代表团此访「绝对无法接受」，并表示日方已向俄罗斯与中国提出交涉。南千岛群岛（日本称「北方四岛」）的归属是俄日之间长期争议的问题；日本政府的立场是，不允许第三国依照俄罗斯的手续进入该区域或在当地投资。
黑龙江省与萨哈林州是友好省州关系，两地经贸与人文交流已持续多年。
China's Foreign Ministry Responds on Chinese Delegation's South Kuril Visit: A Sister-Province Exchange, No Comment on Private Business
At the regular press conference of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 14, a Japanese journalist asked about Russia's announcement that a delegation from China's Heilongjiang Province had visited islands disputed between Russia and Japan, and sought China's comment. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the Heilongjiang delegation had recently visited Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, capital of Russia's Sakhalin Region — a sister province of Heilongjiang — for friendly exchanges, and that she had no comment on the commercial activities of private enterprises during the visit. Asked about Japan's remarks, Mao said China consistently holds that the outcomes of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War should be respected and upheld.
According to a release by the Sakhalin regional government's press service on October 13, a Chinese business delegation visited Iturup Island in the South Kurils (called Etorofu by Japan) to examine investment potential and cooperation possibilities, expressing interest in sea urchin and sea cucumber farming and hotel development. Russian media said it was the first visit by a Chinese business delegation to the island.
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on October 14 that the visit was 'absolutely unacceptable' and that Japan had made representations to both Russia and China. Sovereignty over the South Kuril Islands — Japan's 'Northern Territories' — has long been disputed between Russia and Japan, and the Japanese government maintains that third countries should not enter the area under Russian procedures or invest there.
Heilongjiang and Sakhalin are sister provinces whose economic, trade and cultural exchanges have continued for years.
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图片来源：图：南千岛群岛伊图鲁普岛卫星图。照片：美国国家航空航天局 MODIS 快速响应项目，公有领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。Photo: Satellite view of Iturup Island in the South Kurils. MODIS Rapid Response Project at NASA/GSFC, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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