Japan sees China – not South Korea – as its top rival and would not want to escalate the situation, especially with the Tokyo Olympics just a year away.
Beijing may seek to ease tensions between two US allies next week when Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosts his Japanese and South Korean counterparts for talks in Beijing, analysts say.
Wang, Kono and Kang are expected to meet on the outskirts of the city to map out a planned summit of leaders from the three neighbouring countries to be held later this year. Earlier this month, Japan decided to remove South Korea from a list of countries with preferential trade status, prompting tit-for-tat retaliation from Seoul, including a threat to scrap their intelligence-sharing agreement.
But Huang Dahui, a professor of Japanese studies at Renmin University of China, said Beijing may try to “play an active role” to defuse tensions between the two neighbours because stability in the region was a priority for the Chinese government. In a sign of willingness to repair strained ties, South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday softened his tone against Japan, saying he would welcome an invitation for talks with Tokyo.
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