From Frosty to Friendlier: A More Relaxed Xi and Abe Meet
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What a difference five months can make.
Despite a relationship overshadowed by Japan’s wartime past and a territorial dispute over islands in the East China Sea, the leaders of China and Japan held a 29-minute meeting on Wednesday on the sidelines of a conference in Jakarta -- and even managed to look a bit more relaxed than their last chat in November.