Takaichi to attend APEC in first China trip as PM
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to visit China for the APEC summit, marking her first trip there since taking office. The visit occurs amidst strained diplomatic relations and ongoing tensions regarding Taiwan.
Why it matters
This high-stakes diplomatic visit could influence regional economic stability and the future of Japan-China relations in the Indo-Pacific.
TOKYO, Japan - Japan said Friday that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi would visit China next week for the first time since she took office last year, attending an Asia-Pacific summit in Shenzhen.The trip comes at a time of particularly fraught relations between the rival nations after Takaichi suggested in November last year that Japan may intervene in any attack on the island of Taiwan, which China claims as its territory.'Prime Minister Takaichi is scheduled to visit the Philippines and China from November 16 to 19 to attend ASEAN-related summit meetings and the APEC summit,' said deputy chief cabinet secretary Masanao Ozaki.The visit to China will be her first since becoming prime minister in October last year.Ozaki said that while at APEC, Takaichi will discuss issues such as 'trade and investment, regional economic integration, economic and energy resilience, the digital economy...
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