Japan and China meet again, but obstacles remain salient

key takeaways
  • Japan hosted Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi for a trilateral foreign ministers’ meeting with South Korea as well as bilateral talks with Japanese officials.
  • While the two governments want to stabilize their relationship, progress towards a rapprochement is constrained by mutual distrust, as well as uncertainty about US China policy.
  • Tokyo and Beijing will continue to pursue engagement, but these constraints will remain difficulty to overcome.

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