Posted 11/23/2023, 12:30:11 AM
Japan-China Summit Yields Little Progress on Key Issues
- Meeting between Japanese PM Kishida and Chinese President Xi seen as "pointless" by Japanese media in making progress on major disputes
- Key issues like Diaoyu/Senkaku islands, Taiwan, Xinjiang were raised but not substantively discussed
- Japan concerned about detention of Japanese businesspeople in China; sees 17 detained since 2014
- China pushed for meeting to encourage Japanese investment to offset weak domestic economy
- Japanese media blames China's lack of compromise; liberal media says meeting was still a "step toward strengthening mutual understanding"