Junior Japan lawmakers meet with senior China officials to lower tensions
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- A cross-party group of junior Japanese lawmakers on Monday met with senior Chinese officials, the head of the delegation said, in a
Japanese junior lawmakers met with senior Chinese officials on Monday to attempt to ease tensions between the two countries over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments regarding a potential survival-threatening situation for Japan in the event of a Chinese attack on Taiwan. The delegation, led by Hiroshi Moriyama, a former LDP secretary general, stressed the importance of bilateral people-to-people exchanges to avoid escalating tensions.
The eight-member group, consisting of young nonpartisan lawmakers, is on a three-day visit to China. Tensions have risen since Takaichi's remarks in November, leading to trade curbs and travel restrictions by China. Komura, a member of the delegation, believes in-person talks represent a significant step forward in improving bilateral relations and expects continued encounters to lead to the resumption of government-to-government dialogue.
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