Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the start of their talks in Osaka, Japan, on June 27, 2019, ahead of a G20 summit. Photo: AFP Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the start of their talks in Osaka, Japan, on June 27, 2019, ahead of a G20 summit. Photo: AFP
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the start of their talks in Osaka, Japan, on June 27, 2019, ahead of a G20 summit. Photo: AFP
Anthony Rowley
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Macroscope by Anthony Rowley

Thawing China-Japan relations may have hit a cold front with latest World Trade Organisation move

  • As the two countries prepare for the Chinese president’s first state visit to Japan, their slowing economies should motivate greater cooperation
  • However, Japan teaming up with the US and EU to push for WTO rules that strike at the heart of China’s economic model presents a challenge to closer ties

Anthony Rowley
Anthony Rowley

Updated: 3:23pm, 17 Feb, 2020

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the start of their talks in Osaka, Japan, on June 27, 2019, ahead of a G20 summit. Photo: AFP Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the start of their talks in Osaka, Japan, on June 27, 2019, ahead of a G20 summit. Photo: AFP
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the start of their talks in Osaka, Japan, on June 27, 2019, ahead of a G20 summit. Photo: AFP
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Anthony Rowley

Anthony Rowley

Anthony Rowley is a veteran journalist specialising in Asian economic and financial affairs. He was formerly Business Editor and International Finance Editor of the Hong Kong-based Far Eastern Economic Review and worked earlier on The Times newspaper in London