Japan-China Summit Assembly (Abstract) (Diplomatic Relations)

[Provisional translation]

On October 31 commencing at 5:05 p.m. for roughly half-hour, by way of simultaneous interpretation, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, who’s visiting Gyeongju within the Republic of Korea to attend the APEC Summit, held a summit assembly with Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China. The overview of the assembly is as follows.

 

1. President Xi expressed his congratulation to Prime Minister Takaichi on her appointment. The two leaders reaffirmed a broad path of Japan-China relations to comprehensively promote a “Mutually Beneficial Relationship Based on Common Strategic Interests” and constructing “constructive and stable Japan-China relations”. On high of that, Prime Minister Takaichi raised with President Xi the significance of fulfilling the weighty duties for guaranteeing peace and prosperity within the area and the worldwide neighborhood.

 

Prime Minister Takaichi identified, exactly as a result of there are issues and points between Japan and China, together with on safety and financial safety, it’s important to cut back these issues, improve mutual understanding and cooperation, and produce tangible achievements, whereas confirming the need to advance “Mutually Beneficial Relationship Based on Common Strategic Interests” between the 2 leaders.

 

The two leaders affirmed the significance of dialogue between the leaders themselves, and of multilayered communication throughout a variety of fields between Japan and China.

 

2. The two leaders positively obtained the resumption of imports of Japanese aquatic merchandise and confirmed that they might proceed to steadily implement the “Shared Recognition between Japan and China” introduced by each governments in September 2024. Prime Minister Takaichi known as on China to facilitate imports of Japanese aquatic merchandise.

 

Prime Minister Takaichi known as for the promotion of related consultations to realize the resumption of imports of Japanese beef and the immediate lifting of the remaining import restrictions on agricultural and aquatic merchandise from 10 prefectures as quickly as potential. The two leaders additionally concurred on searching for concrete cooperation in areas resembling third-country market cooperation, inexperienced financial system, in addition to medical care, nursing care and healthcare. They additionally concurred to work collectively on international points.

 

Prime Minister Takaichi expressed congratulations on the China Pavilion’s Gold Prize on the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.

 

3. Prime Minister Takaichi expressed Japan’s critical issues over China’s escalation and maritime survey actions within the East China Sea, together with across the Senkaku Islands, and the intensification of Chinese army actions close to Japan, and urged the Chinese aspect to deal with these points. They additionally concurred on the significance of guaranteeing efficient disaster administration and communication between protection authorities.

 

Prime Minister Takaichi expressed critical issues concerning China’s export controls on uncommon earth. The two leaders affirmed that they might strengthen communication between related authorities, together with the Japan-China Export Control Dialogue.

 

Prime Minister Takaichi demanded that the safety of Japanese nationals be ensured and known as for the early launch of detained Japanese nationals, in gentle of the circumstances of Japanese nationals being attacked, and detained in China, for the sake of Japanese residents who really feel uneasy about staying in China.

 

Prime Minister Takaichi reiterated the significance of peace and stability throughout the Taiwan Strait for the worldwide neighborhood, together with Japan. In addition, Prime Minister Takaichi as soon as once more expressed Japan’s critical issues in regards to the conditions within the South China Sea, Hong Kong, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and others.

 

4. The two leaders additionally exchanged views on the state of affairs concerning North Korea, together with the abductions situation.