The first meeting of negotiations consisted of press photos and statements made about goals of the Treaty.
August 10, 1978
Cable No. 1617, Ambassador Sato to the Foreign Minister, 'Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and China Negotiations (15th Meeting)'
極秘
総番号 （ＴＡ） Ｒ０５７３９８ ５６６５ 主管
７８年 月１０日１５時４５分 中国発
７８年０８月１０日１７時０２分 本省着 ア局長
外務大臣殿 佐藤大使
日中平和友好条約交渉（第１５回会談）
第１６１７号 極秘 大至急
（限定配布）
往電第１６１３号に関し、
１０日午前９時より１２時まで３時間にわたり（３０分の休けい２回含む。）１８号賓館において第１５回本使・韓念リュウ会談を行つたところ、主要点次のとおり。（出席者：日本側；本使、ナカエ、大モリ、ドウノワキ、タジマ、サイトウ（正）、東ゴウ、■■｛2字黒塗り｝、■■｛2字黒塗り｝、
中国側；韓念リュウ副部長、王ギョウウン・アジアし副し長、チンイ良国際条法し副し長、ショウフクキョウ国際条法し処長、テイ民日本処処長、王効ケン同副処長、ジョトン信同副処長、リュウガクウン副部長秘書官、陸き｛前１文字ママ｝日本処処員、ソン平日本処処員）
１．わが方案前文第３パラの国際連合憲章の原則のじゅん守に言及することについて先方より、国連憲章の原則を「共同声明の諸原則」とへい行することは好ましくない旨述べたので、わが方より右を別段落（新第４パラ）とし、「国際連合憲章の原則が十分にそん重されるべきことを確認し、」とする旨の新提案を行つたところ、先方これに同意した。
２．わが方がわが方案第１条（条約の目的）を維持すべきことを重ねて主張したところ、中国側は、わが方案第１条と中国側案第４条（協議条項）をともにさく除することを主張した。これに対し、わが方より、わが法案第１条をさく除する場合には、前文新第５パラと新第６パラの順序を入れかえかつ新しい第６パラを「両国間の平和友好関係を強固にし、発展させるため、」としたい旨述べたところ、先方はこれに同意すると述べた。
３．わが方は、わが方案第３条第１文（中国側案では第２条第１文）を独立した新しい条にすること、具体的にはこれをわが方現行案の新第５条とし、第５条を第６条とすることを提案したところ、中国側は、これを検討する旨述べた。
４．反は権条項の「反対する。」及び「反対である」との問題に関し、わが方より重ねて中国側の再考方を強く主張したのに対し、中国側より、第１に日中共同声明の日中両語テキストは当時専門家が真けんに検討して確立したものであり、第２にテキストは第三国語によつて修正してはならない、第３に「反対である」は「反対する」に比し意味に違いがあり共同声明より弱くなる等の理由を挙げて「反対する」とすることを強こうに主張した。これに対しわが方は、これを検討することを約した。
５．条約の有効期間に関し、中国側は、わが方案によれば、極たんに言えば条約発効後すぐにも廃案条項を採用すると１年で失効しうることになるので、中国側としては（イ）具体的な有効期間も定めず、かつ、廃棄条項も定めない規定ぶり、つまり、日本側から１９７５年に提示された条約案の関係部分を採用することとするか、あるいは（ロ）廃棄条項を入れるならば、有効期間を規定すべきであり、期間は、１０年で短かいならば、２０年でも３０年でもよい旨述べた。これに対し、わが方は検討の上、中国側の１９７５年の第１次案によることに同意することとした（必要な修文は加わえる。）
６．双方が合意した部分に関し、わが方より、日本文と中国文の表現の対照や所要のレダクションを行なわれめるため起草委員会を作ることを提案したところ、中国側はこれに同意し、わが方からタジマ、東ゴウ及びサイトウ、中国側からテイ民、ショウフクキョウ、王効ケンが出席し、午後２時より作業を開始することとした。
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Number: (TA) R057398 5665
Primary: Asian Affairs Bureau Director-General
Sent: China, August 10, 1978, 15:45
Received: MOFA, August 10, 1978, 17:02
To: The Foreign Minister
From: Ambassador Sato
Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and China Negotiations (15th Meeting)
No. 1617 Secret Top Urgent
(Limited Distribution)
Re: Outgoing Telegram No. 1613
The 15th meeting between the Ambassador and Han Nianlong took place on the morning of the 10th, for three hours, from 09:00 to 12:00 (including two breaks of 30 minutes), in Guest House 18. The main points are as follows.
(Participants, on the Japanese side: the Ambassador, Nakae, Omori, Donowaki, Tajima, (Masaki) Saito, Togo, [TN: name blacked out], and [TN: name blacked out].
Participants, on the Chinese side: Vice Minister Han Nianlong, Asian Affairs Department Deputy Director Wang Xiaoyun, International Treaty and Law Department Deputy Director Shen Weiliang, International Treaty and Law Department Division Director Sho Fukukyo [TN: Japanese transliteration], Japan Division Director Ding Min, Japan Division Deputy Director Wang Xiaoxian, Japan Division Deputy Director Xu Dunxin, Secretary to the Vice Minister Ryu Gaku’un [TN: Japanese transliteration], Japan Division Member Lu Qi、and Japan Division Member Sun Ping)
1. In regard to our side’s reference in Paragraph 3 of the preamble to observing the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the other side stated that putting the principles of the Charter of the United Nations alongside the “principles of the Joint Communique” was not desirable. Our side therefore made the new proposal of moving the above to another paragraph (the new Paragraph 4) and making it “Confirming that the principles of the Charter of the United Nations should be fully respected.” The other side then agreed to it.
2. Our side repeatedly called for maintaining Article 1 (the purpose of the treaty) of our side’s draft. The Chinese side then called for removing both Article 1 of our side’s draft and Article 4 (the consultation article) of the Chinese side’s draft. In response, our side stated that, if we were to remove Article 1 of our side’s draft, then we would like to change the order of the new Paragraphs 5 and 6 of the preamble and make the new Paragraph 6 “For the purpose of solidifying and developing the relations of peace and friendship between the two countries.” The other side then said that they agreed to this.
3. Our side proposed making Sentence 1 of Article 3 (in the Chinese side’s draft, Sentence 1 of Article 2) of our side’s draft a new and independent article, concretely, making it the new Article 5 of our side’s current draft and turning Article 5 into Article 6. The Chinese side then said that they would consider this.
4. Concerning the issue in the anti-hegemony clause of “opposes” and “is opposed to,” our side repeatedly urged the Chinese side to reconsider it. In response, the Chinese side strenuously insisted on “opposes” for such reasons as: 1) both the Japanese and Chinese texts of the Japan-China Joint Communique were established at the time with the serious consideration of specialists; 2) it would not do to correct the text according to a third language; and 3) “is opposed to” is different in meaning from “opposes” and would be weaker than the Joint Communique. In response, our side promised to consider this.
5. Concerning the treaty’s period in force, the Chinese side said: According to our side’s draft, to put it simply, at any time after the treaty’s entry into force, it may cease to be in force one year after the introduction of termination. Therefore, the Chinese side proposes either (a) We adopt a way of stipulation that sets forth neither a definite period in force nor termination, that is, we adopt the relevant part of the treaty draft presented in 1975 by the Japanese side, or (b) If we do introduce termination, the period in force should be stipulated. If 10 years is too short, then either 20 years or 30 years would be fine. In response, our side decided, upon consideration, to agree to the Chinese side’s first draft of 1975 (with the addition of necessary revisions).
6. Concerning the part on which both sides agree, our side proposed creating a drafting committee to compare the language in the Japanese and Chinese drafts and carry out the necessary drafting. The Chinese side agreed to this. We decided that Tajima, Togo, and Saito would attend from our side, that Ding Min, Sho Fukukyo, and Wang Xiaoxian would attend from the Chinese side, and that we would start working from 2:00 pm.
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