(Wu Wu July ninth day), August 12, 1978, the Sino-Japanese Peace and Friendship Treaty was signed.

1978, the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Peace and Friendship signed in Beijing, Hua Guofeng, Deng Xiaoping, Liao Chengzhi attend, Huang Hua, and Japanese Foreign Minister Yuan Tian straight to sign the treaty on behalf of their respective It is published in mid-September 1972, following the Joint Declaration, the history of relations between the two countries since the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Sino-Japanese communique another milestone. Treaty: the two sides on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, the development of a lasting peace and friendly relations between the two countries; settle all disputes by peaceful means, without resorting to force and threat of force in their mutual relations; both sides , in accordance with the principle of equality and mutual benefit, mutual non-interference in the internal affairs of the spirit of good-neighborliness and friendship, to promote the exchanges of the two peoples for the further development of economic relations between the two countries and cultural relations efforts; treaty is valid for 10 years. The signing of the treaty, opened up a new era of bilateral long-term friendly cooperation.