TOKYO, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Most Chinese and Japanese citizens continue to believe that China-Japan relations are very important, hoping for peaceful coexistence and shared development, a poll released here Friday shows.
However, the survey, conducted by China International Publishing Group and Genron NPO, a Japanese think tank, also reveals that in both countries, positive views of the other nation remain at low levels.
The poll results were based on valid answers from 1,587 Chinese respondents living in 10 Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu, as well as 1,000 Japanese respondents nationwide.
Some 70.8 percent of Chinese respondents said they believe that bilateral relations are "important" or "very important," a very slight increase from the 70.1 percent in 2015, while 70.4 percent of the Japanese respondents hold the same view.
A total of 75.8 percent of Chinese respondents and 64.7 percent of Japanese respondents believe or hold hope that China and Japan could coexist peacefully and develop together.
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