Japan and China's foreign ministers meet in Tokyo after trilateral meeting with South Korea

Record ID: 1985191

  • Title: Japan and China's foreign ministers meet in Tokyo after trilateral meeting with South Korea
  • Date: 22nd March 2025
  • Summary: (0844-POPE-FRANCIS/HEALTH) ROME, ITALY (MARCH 22, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS EXTERIORS GEMELLI HOSPITAL (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) HOSPITAL PATIENT WHO IS SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT, ROSARIA LANDI, SAYING: “His voice, even in the most difficult moments, and never more than at this moment, has been crucial. Hearing him say, even in written form, ‘stop fighting the war and put down your
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  • Keywords: China Foreign Minister Japan Takeshi Iwaya Tokyo Wang Yi bilateral
  • Location: TOKYO, JAPAN
  • City: TOKYO, JAPAN
  • Country: Japan
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001083322032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Top diplomats from Japan and China met in Tokyo on Saturday (March 22), following a trilateral meeting with their South Korean counterpart.
    The talks between Japan's Takeshi Iwaya, China's Wang Yi and South Korea's Cho Tae-yul earlier on focused on finding common ground on East Asian security and economic issues amid escalating global uncertainty.
    However, deep divisions remain. Beijing is at odds with Tokyo and Seoul on several key issues, including its support of North Korea, its intensifying military activity around Taiwan, and its backing of Russia in its war with Ukraine.
    U.S. allies Japan and South Korea, which each host thousands of U.S. troops, share Washington’s view that China - the world’s second-largest economy - poses a growing threat to regional security.
    (Production: Tom Bateman)
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