Japan-China
Japanese and Chinese foreign ministers hold first phone talks since new cabinet launch
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi held phone talks on Wednesday, agreeing on the importance of high-level exchanges and building stable bilateral relations. The 30-minute discussion was the first between the two nations' foreign ministers since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet launched last week. With the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit starting Friday in South Korea, attention focuses on a possible meeting between Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.