China and Japan Leaders Seek Ties Reset Amid North Korea Worries
- First formal summit in 10 months crowns months of work
- Five years since island feud sparked worst crisis in decades
North Korea Isn't Backing Down
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met for 40 minutes on Saturday in Germany as they seek to overcome years of rocky ties to better handle the military threat from North Korea.
In their chat the leaders agreed to enhance talks and exchanges and continue to put pressure on the regime in Pyongyang, according to Japan’s Kyodo News. It was their first formal discussion in 10 months, and came on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg.