Japan’s foreign minister to visit China after leaders Fumio Kishida and Xi Jinping meet at Apec

Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is expected to visit China after a highly anticipated meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. On the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Thailand, the leaders reportedly discussed a range of issues during 36-minute talks described as an important diplomatic step forward between the two nations.