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Japan and China resume strategic dialogue after 4 years
Neighbors focus on shared interests ahead of U.S., Japan elections
By Shimpei Kawakami | July 23, 2024
TOKYO -- Vice foreign ministers from Japan and China held a strategic dialogue Monday for the first time in four and a half years, as the countries focus on shared interests amid a host of diplomatic challenges.
Masataka Okano and Chinese counterpart Ma Zhaoxu discussed developments in the East and South China seas as well as Ukraine during their talk in Tokyo.
Other topics included Japan's release of treated wastewater from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and the detention of Japanese nationals in China.
Japanese and Chinese vice foreign ministers last met in January 2020 to prepare for Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Japan. But the trip was put on hold due to the global spread of COVID-19. The strategic dialogue was paused amid Beijing's tensions with the U.S. and rifts over economic security.
The framework was revived following a meeting between Xi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in November. The two leaders agreed to have close communication on "all levels" including through a high-level economic dialogue and cultural exchanges at appropriate times.
Direct communication between political leaders as well as senior foreign policy and defense officials could help stabilize bilateral ties.
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Chinese counterpart Wang Yi are considering holding talks on the sidelines of ASEAN-hosted meetings in Laos starting Thursday.
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The US Neocon's worst nightmare is a united Asia and that includes Japan:
And how many Japanese will get knocked down because of this?
Japan apparently refused to support a NATO office in Tokyo:
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