Japan Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Friday he will visit Beijing for two days from Saturday to discuss a range of issues, including the detention of an Astellas Pharma Inc employee.
FILE PHOTO-Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks to reporters about South Korea's plan to resolve a dispute over compensating people forced to work under Japan's 1910-1945 occupation of Korea, in Tokyo, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on March 6, 2023. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
TOKYO, March 31 - Japan Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Friday he will visit Beijing for two days from Saturday to discuss a range of issues, including the detention of an Astellas Pharma IncHayashi told reporters he will meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang during the visit for "an honest and frank discussion to create a constructive and stable relationship".of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, aligning its technology trade with a U.S.
"We plan to make our position clear on a range of issues including these during my visit to China," Hayashi said when asked whether he would raise the issue of the Astellas employee and theHayashi's visit to China follows leadership-levelheld on the sidelines of an international summit last November, the first between the two countries in almost three years.
At the time, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he conveyed his concerns over China's increasing maritime military presence but also said the two leaders agreed to reopen diplomatic channels of communications including a visit by Japan's foreign minister to China in the near future.Our Standards:
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