3 Japanese Lawmakers Arrive in China for First CCP Talks Since Taiwan Rift
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Updated · Nippon.com · Aug 24
3 Japanese Lawmakers Arrive in China for First CCP Talks Since Taiwan Rift
3 articles · Updated · Nippon.com · Aug 24
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Three Japanese lawmakers from the ruling LDP and opposition parties arrived in Beijing on Monday to seek talks with senior Chinese Communist Party officials during a visit running through Thursday.
The delegation aims to arrange a meeting with the CCP International Department, which would mark the first such talks in China since bilateral ties deteriorated after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's November remarks on a possible Taiwan contingency.
Gaku Hashimoto, Shinichi Isa and Yudai Kawamura are part of the cross-party effort to reopen political dialogue as Tokyo and Beijing try to contain fallout from the dispute.
The visit follows months of strain after Beijing reacted angrily to Takaichi's comments, adding travel warnings and rare earth trade restrictions to the diplomatic chill.