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Although Takaichi Sanae and Li Qiang attended ASEAN-related meetings at the same time, it was difficult to contact them due to their different schedules. With poor coordination of the Shenzhen APEC bilateral talks, Japan–China relations are unlikely to improve in the short term.
Japan Prime Ministertakaichi sanae With the Premier of the State Council of ChinaLi Qiang Will visit Manila, the capital of the Philippines from the 15th to participate in the related summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported that in the context of the continuous deterioration in Japan-China relations, whether the two sides will make contact has attracted much attention, but according to the schedule announced by the two governments, the opportunities are very limited.
Kyodo News said Li Qiang will visit Manila from the 15th to the 16th and plans to return to China after the China-ASEAN leaders’ meeting on the 16th. Sanae Takachi will arrive in Manila to attend the ASEAN + Japan, China and South Korea (ASEAN + 3) summit on the 16th and the East Asia Summit (EAS) on the 17th, but Li Qiang will not attend these two meetings.
In addition, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit held in Shenzhen on the 18th and 19th, the coordination work for Takachi Sane to hold formal bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping did not go smoothly, which further diminished the hope of “exploring the improvement of bilateral relations through multilateral meetings.”
Li Qiang’s visit began with an official visit to Thailand from the 13th to the 15th. On the afternoon of the 13th, Li Qiang held talks with Thai Prime Minister Anutin in Bangkok. After the talks, the two sides signed a number of cooperation documents in the automobile industry, vocational education, agriculture, customs, security and other fields.
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Li Qiang visited Manila from the 15th to the 16th and returned home after the China-ASEAN leaders’ meeting on the 16th. Sanae Takachi only arrived on the 16th, and Li Qiang did not attend the ASEAN+3 and East Asia Summit on the 17th, so there were few opportunities for contact.
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The article pointed out that at the APEC summit held in Shenzhen on the 18th and 19th, coordination between Takaichi Sane and Xi Jinping on arranging formal bilateral talks was not proceeding smoothly, which further diminished the outside world’s original hope of improving Japan-China relations through multilateral meetings.
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Li Qiang paid an official visit to Thailand for the first time from the 13th to the 15th, and met with Prime Minister Anutin in Bangkok on the afternoon of the 13th. After the meeting, both sides signed cooperation documents in various fields such as automobile industry, vocational education, agriculture, customs and security, demonstrating substantial progress in cooperation.
