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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi may visit Japan this month: report
- Official expected to meet Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi to discuss range of issues, including Covid-19 and East China Sea tensions
- Leaders of the two countries agreed in September to hold more high-level talks to promote regional and international stability
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi may visit Tokyo later this month to meet his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi for talks on cooperation over the coronavirus pandemic and the East China Sea situation, the Mainichi newspaper said on Saturday.
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Wang might also make a courtesy visit to Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, the report said, citing Japanese government sources.
His visit is likely to be after a videoconference of the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group on Friday and the G20 leaders’ virtual summit meeting on November 21-22, the report said.
The news comes after a telephone call between Suga and Chinese President Xi Jinping in September in which they agreed to have more high-level contacts to promote regional and international stability.
A planned state visit by Xi to Japan earlier this year was cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak.
There is a small possibility that the two nations will discuss details of rescheduling Xi’s Japan visit during Wang’s stay in Tokyo, the newspaper report said.
Suga, who became prime minister in September, must manage relations with Japan’s bigger neighbour as ties between China and the United States worsen amid the coronavirus pandemic and lingering trade friction.
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