日本前首相福田康夫逝世：外交部发言人表示沉痛哀悼，称其为中国人民的老朋友
日本前首相福田康夫逝世。中国外交部发言人郭嘉昆10月26日在例行记者会上应询表示，我们对福田康夫前首相逝世表示沉痛哀悼，向他的家属致以诚挚慰问。
郭嘉昆说，福田康夫先生是中国人民的老朋友，为推动中日关系改善发展作出积极贡献。他长期心系中日友好、秉持正确历史观，担任首相期间签署了中日第四份政治文件，卸任后参观了侵华日军南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆。他还曾长期担任博鳌亚洲论坛理事长，为促进亚洲地区交流合作发挥了重要作用。
郭嘉昆表示，福田康夫先生曾指出，中日四个政治文件规定了两国关系遵循的原则，必须时刻牢记，不能走回头路。这一表态掷地有声，体现了日本老一辈政治家的信义和担当，日本当政者应当深思自省。
China Expresses Deep Condolences over the Death of Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, Calling Him an Old Friend of the Chinese People
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has passed away. At the regular press conference on October 26, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that China expresses deep condolences over the passing of former Prime Minister Fukuda and extends sincere sympathies to his family.
Guo said that Mr. Fukuda was an old friend of the Chinese people and made positive contributions to the improvement and development of China-Japan relations. He long cared about China-Japan friendship and upheld a correct view of history. During his tenure as prime minister, the fourth political document between China and Japan was signed, and after leaving office he visited the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders. He also served for many years as chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia, playing an important role in promoting exchanges and cooperation in Asia.
Guo added that Mr. Fukuda once pointed out that the four political documents between China and Japan stipulate the principles that bilateral relations must follow, that they must always be borne in mind, and that there must be no turning back. That resounding statement embodied the integrity and sense of responsibility of Japan's older generation of statesmen, and Japan's current leaders should reflect deeply on it, Guo said.
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图片来源：图：日本前首相福田康夫官方肖像照（2007年）。照片：CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。Photo: Official portrait of former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (2007). Photo: CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
