China-Japan Diplomatic Groundwork Laid Ahead of Anticipated Xi-Ishiba Summit in South America
China and Japan are getting ready for what would be a historic meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and freshly appointed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had crucial meetings in Beijing with Japan’s national security advisor Takeo Akiba on Monday, laying the groundwork for the first in-person meeting between Xi and Ishiba since the latter’s …