Japan’s Abe Presses China’s Wang on Hong Kong, Maritime Disputes
- Premier also raises fate of Japanese detained in China: MOFA
- Xi Jinping expected to pay state visit to Japan next year
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged China to preserve a free Hong Kong and backed Beijing’s “one country, two systems” principle of governing it in a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, just as pro-democracy candidates triumphed in an election in the city.
Abe also “strongly pushed” for China to deal positively with disputes over the East China Sea, Japanese citizens detained in China and Japanese food exports, according to a statement by Japan’s Foreign Ministry. Wang met with Abe in Tokyo on Monday following a meeting of G-20 foreign ministers over the weekend and ahead of talks with his counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi.