Japanese Lawmakers Visit Beijing to Ease Bilateral Ties
2 sources across 2 countries · Hong Kong · Japan
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- South China Morning Post
- The Japan Times
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A delegation of Japanese lawmakers arrived in Beijing on Sunday as part of a series of visits aimed at renewing dialogue with China. This visit follows a smaller group that traveled to Beijing weeks prior. The current delegation consists of eight junior lawmakers from across different parties and is led by the Liberal Democratic Party's Masahiro Takamura. These efforts to break the ice occur ahead of the Apec summit in China this November. Bilateral relations have been strained since last November when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi remarked that a Taiwan contingency could be a survival threatening situation that might allow Tokyo to exercise collective self defence. While a center source describes the visits as a search for renewed dialogue, a center right source frames the situation as a fragile thaw that depends on the Prime Minister sending a clearer signal to mend ties.
How each side framed it
- Centre
- The event is framed as a straightforward effort by lawmakers to seek renewed dialogue.
- Centre-right
- The event is framed as a tentative attempt to break a deep freeze that may fail without a clear signal from the top.
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