China, Japan and South Korea discussions over three-way Peru meeting may boost summit hopes
China's Finance Minister Lou Jiwei and Japanese counterpart Taro Aso resumed Sino-Japanese dialogue in June after three-year delay, and are to meet on sidelines at this week's G20 meeting
Japan, China and South Korea are discussing a possible trilateral meeting of their finance ministers in Peru this week, said Finance Minister Taro Aso – a move that could pave the way for a summit between the countries to soothe strained relations.
Aso also said he would hold talks with his Chinese counterpart, Lou Jiwei, on the sidelines of a meeting of Group of 20 finance leaders to be held in Lima this week.
“[The two countries] will discuss macro-finance, the economy and financial cooperation,” he told a news conference on Tuesday.
The two men met had met in Beijing in June at the in the Fifth China-Japan Finance Dialogue - a move that reopened talks for economic cooperation after more than a three-year delay due to tensions between the two countries.
Aso also said he would tell his G20 counterparts that Japan’s economy continued to recover moderately, despite growing signs it might have slipped into recession again.