China-Japan summit unlikely at Apec amid continued tensions

Chinese President Xi Jinping is unlikely to hold formal talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on the sidelines of a regional economic summit next week as bilateral tensions persist over her remarks on a Taiwan emergency, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. Japan will be “the only nation” among major participants in next week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen whose leader will not meet with Xi, an informed Chinese source said, indicating that Beijing’s hardline stance toward the Takaichi government remains unchanged. Japanese officials seeking to break the impasse during the two-day summit are now […]...Keep on reading: China-Japan summit unlikely at Apec amid continued tensions

Nov 11, 2026 - 14:00
China-Japan summit unlikely at Apec amid continued tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping is unlikely to hold formal talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on the sidelines of a regional economic summit next week as bilateral tensions persist over her remarks on a Taiwan emergency, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. Japan will be “the only nation” among major participants in next week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen whose leader will not meet with Xi, an informed Chinese source said, indicating that Beijing’s hardline stance toward the Takaichi government remains unchanged. Japanese officials seeking to break the impasse during the two-day summit are now […]...

Keep on reading: China-Japan summit unlikely at Apec amid continued tensions

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