China's Wang tells ex-Japan minister bilateral ties need to be normalized
- On Monday, China's top diplomat Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, met Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade president Takeshi Iwaya in Beijing, stating bilateral ties face a severe situation and need to be "normalized."
- Iwaya leads a delegation attempting to break the deadlock in the relationship, which has suffered amid a months-long diplomatic row over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks regarding a Taiwan emergency.
- The roughly 50-member delegation, including corporate executives, is exploring meetings with senior Chinese officials during their four-day stay through Wednesday, pledging to carry forward former Foreign Minister Yohei Kono's legacy.
- Wang urged Japan to "correct the erroneous words and deeds" of its leader on the Taiwan issue as soon as possible, referencing Takaichi's parliamentary comments from last November.
- Noting this year marks 80 years since the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, Wang emphasized Japan must learn from history; next year's 55th anniversary of normalized relations underscores the stakes.
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The dispute between Japan and China over Taiwan: Wang Yi stated the need to normalize bilateral relations
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Tensions have been strong between Beijing and Tokyo since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested that his country could intervene militarily if China attacked Taiwan.
China's top diplomat urges Japan to correct erroneous words, deeds of its leaders on Taiwan question
China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Monday said that for Japan, the pressing task is to correct the erroneous words and deeds of its leaders on the Taiwan question as soon as possible.
(Tokyo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Cho Seong-mi = Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi once again urged Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to correct her remarks suggesting intervention in the event of a 'Taiwan contingency,' while [cold]...
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