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Breaking news and analysis on China-Japan relations, covering trade, investment, the legacy of war in Asia, military tensions and the impact of wider issues such as the US-China trade war and South China Sea.
Despite tensions between China and Japan, both leaders agreed on mutually beneficial ties, to ‘coexist peacefully’ and seek solutions through dialogue.
Hong Kong must keep monitoring measures and ban on Japanese marine products in place until it is shown that the discharge of Fukushima waste water is safe.
- Tokyo is worried that if Trump returns to power he may seek some kind of trade or security pact with Beijing, undermining years of efforts to rein in the Asian giant
- Japan’s ruling party is also looking for a candidate who can speak English and play golf with the Republican when it holds a leadership vote later this year
Beijing and Tokyo foreign affairs officials meet as relations strained by differences on Taiwan and Japan’s decision to release Fukushima water.
Broadcaster sidelines anchor Xiao Chenghao after he suggested disaster was punishment for Japan’s discharge of nuclear waste water.
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called Japan and South Korea to restart negotiations on a trilateral free-trade agreement in November, amid pressure for them to diversify away.
Declassified documents showed Tokyo urged Chinese officials to refrain from publicly speaking about the disputed islands to avoid causing rift among the Japanese public.
Defence ministry says navy fleet took part in ‘multiple days’ of training. It comes days after South Korea and Japan scrambled fighter jets in response to Chinese, Russian warplanes.
On Beijing visit, North Korean deputy foreign minister tells top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi his country will continue to deepen ties with China as Pyongyang launches fifth ICBM this year.
Ambassadors from eight Nato countries – the US, Britain, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Romania and Poland – met Japanese foreign minister before heading to Seoul to meet South Korean defence minister.
Farmers trying to export Shine Muscat grapes, which took scientists 33 years to develop, to places such as Hong Kong face stiff competition from cheaper copycats.
Japan’s bid to elevate ties with the Southeast Asian bloc will show what a ‘rules-based order’ can do to bring peace and stability in the region, analysts say.
Meeting in South Korea’s Busan on Sunday is first in-person talks held by foreign ministers of the three countries since 2019.
Improved China-US relations and a need to revive growth have spurred the ministers to meet for the first time in four years, observers say.
The meeting in Busan will address preparations for a three-nation summit, expected to be held by early next year.
Wang Yi, Yoko Kamikawa and Park Jin will also exchange views on cooperation for various regional and international situations during their meeting in Busan.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the recent meeting between two nations’ leaders points to healthy, stable development, according to Japanese reports.
Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida did not push China’s Xi Jinping “very hard” over issues such as the Fukushima-linked food ban and Taiwan, an analyst says.
Kishida says he called for ‘objective judgment’ on Japanese seafood when he discussed Fukushima waste water row with Xi last week, while Xi urges Japan to address ‘legitimate concerns’.
Xi Jinping tells Fumio Kishida both sides should ‘properly handle differences’ as they meet on the Apec sidelines.
Chinese authorities have failed to renew the relevant paperwork for the export of Japanese nishikigoi carp.
Former US official tells security forum in Taipei that Japan and other allies should engage in ‘collective deterrence’ against Beijing.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets Takeo Akiba, Japan’s top national security adviser, in Beijing.
The aircraft carrier was accompanied by at least nine vessels on its third training run in the western Pacific this year.
Japan’s expression of sorrow at the sudden death of former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang reflects its regret that both countries have lost a crucial political intermediary, analysts say.
