Key Points
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida committed to pursuing mutually-beneficial relations in their first face-to-face talks in a year, a sign that Asias two largest economies are looking to patch up strained ties...
The two leaders also discussed Chinas ban on Japanese seafood and the high-profile case of a Japanese businessman detained in China during their hour-long talks on the sidelines of the APEC summit in San Francisco on Thursday evening...
The countries should focus on common interests and reaffirm their strategic relationship of mutual benefit and give it new meaning, Xi told Kishida as they sat across from one another at a table flanked by their delegations...
In a joint statement in 2008, Japan and China agreed to pursue a mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests designed to ensure frequent leadership exchanges on issues such as security...
Most recently, ties have been tested by Chinas ban on Japanese seafood following Tokyos decision to release treated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea in August...
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