Li Keqiang’s trip to Tokyo in May was the first there by a Chinese premier in eight years, and Shinzo Abe is next month set to become the first Japanese prime minister to visit Beijing since 2011. Photo: AFP
Li Keqiang’s trip to Tokyo in May was the first there by a Chinese premier in eight years, and Shinzo Abe is next month set to become the first Japanese prime minister to visit Beijing since 2011. Photo: AFP
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China /  Diplomacy

Trade war ‘pushes rivals China and Japan closer’ – on imports, talks and overseas infrastructure

High-level dialogue, cooperation on Thailand project and potential progress on imports as Beijing’s stand-off with United States continues

Catherine Wong
Catherine Wong

Updated: 6:42pm, 20 Sep, 2018

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Li Keqiang’s trip to Tokyo in May was the first there by a Chinese premier in eight years, and Shinzo Abe is next month set to become the first Japanese prime minister to visit Beijing since 2011. Photo: AFP
Li Keqiang’s trip to Tokyo in May was the first there by a Chinese premier in eight years, and Shinzo Abe is next month set to become the first Japanese prime minister to visit Beijing since 2011. Photo: AFP
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