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.
Takaichi and Xi reaffirm mutually beneficial Japan-China ties in first meeting
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held her first in-person talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on October 31 on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, South Korea. Both leaders expressed intentions to advance a strategic and mutually beneficial relationship and build a constructive and stable one. The meeting marks the first Japan-China summit since November 2024 in Peru.