Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is scheduled to hold summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Thailand, after a Group of 20 summit wraps up on Wednesday.
Kishida will visit Thailand on Thursday, the last leg of his Southeast Asian tour, to attend a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
It will be the first time in three years for the leaders of Japan and China to meet in person. The last such meeting was December 2019, when Abe Shinzo was prime minister.
Japan-China ties remain at a low ebb over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and other matters.
Japan controls the islands. The Japanese government maintains that they are an inherent part of Japan's territory. China and Taiwan claim them.
Attention is focused on whether the talks will help improve the bilateral relationship, as the two countries marked the 50th anniversary of normalizing their diplomatic ties this year.
Kishida will visit Thailand on Thursday, the last leg of his Southeast Asian tour, to attend a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
It will be the first time in three years for the leaders of Japan and China to meet in person. The last such meeting was December 2019, when Abe Shinzo was prime minister.
Japan-China ties remain at a low ebb over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and other matters.
Japan controls the islands. The Japanese government maintains that they are an inherent part of Japan's territory. China and Taiwan claim them.
Attention is focused on whether the talks will help improve the bilateral relationship, as the two countries marked the 50th anniversary of normalizing their diplomatic ties this year.
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Japanese PM Kishida Fumio to hold summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Thailand, post G20 summit. This will mark the first in-person meeting of leaders from both nations in 3 years. The talks are set amidst strained Japan-China relations over the Senkaku Islands dispute and other issues.
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221116_01/
Date: Nov. 16, 2022
Created: 2022/11/16 07:18
Updated: 2025/12/09 11:33
Last Read: 2022/11/16 07:40