TOKYO - China and Japan have agreed to resume regular talks between their ruling parties for the first time in six years, said officials from Japan's coalition government on May 29.
The ruling party talks were previously held around once a year but have not taken place since 2018.TOKYO - China and Japan have agreed to resume regular talks between their ruling parties for the first time in six years, said officials from Japan's coalition government on May 29.
But the agreement to restart the talks comes after Chinese Premier Li Qiang praised what he called a restart in relations with US-allied Japan and South Korea, after their leaders met for the first three-way summit in four years on May 27.
Mr Makoto Nishida, a lawmaker from the LDP's junior coalition partner Komeito who was also present at the talks, confirmed a decision had been made for the exchanges to resume.The ruling party talks were previously held around once a year but have not taken place since 2018.
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