Japanese delegation seeks to soothe strained ties with China
A cross-party delegation lands in Beijing as Tokyo tries to defrost its worst China rift in decades. Japanese lawmakers have travelled to Beijing in a bid to soothe strained relations between the two nations.
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- Fact 1: I hope we can somehow find a clue to restart a dialogue.” Isa, a former diplomat at the Japanese embassy in China, had already sounded the alarm over the situation this month in a post on X, writing that officials had always managed to stay in contact even during past low points but now “all channels between officials and ministries have been cut off.” He described the current state of relations as the worst since diplomatic ties were normalised in 1972.
A cross-party delegation lands in Beijing as Tokyo tries to defrost its worst China rift in decades. Japanese lawmakers have travelled to Beijing in a bid to soothe strained relations between the two nations.
The delegation landed in China on Monday for talks aimed at restoring communication. The mission was undertaken after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi issued comments on Taiwan that triggered a diplomatic dispute that has begun to weigh on economic relations. Japan’s economy slows, missing growth forecasts Japanese minister visits shrine to war dead, angering China, South Korea US accuses dozens of countries of helping China avoid Trump’s tariffs The visit will run through Thursday and marks the first such consultations with senior Chinese Communist Party officials since ties soured late last year.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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