Economics
Breakthrough in China-Japan Relations
- Trilateral summit meant to pave way for Abe visit to China
- Neighbors divided on North Korea nuclear and missile problems
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As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed top leaders from both China and South Korea to Tokyo for the first time in seven years, he was forced to tackle an awkward agenda item: North Korea.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and South Korean President Moon Jae-in took part in the trilateral summit in Japan’s capital on Wednesday, signaling their intent to lay aside disagreements over territory and history. Such meetings had been an annual event until antagonism over disputed islands boiled over in 2012.