Top Chinese diplomat tells ex-Japanese foreign minister ties must be ‘normalized’

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1. Tue, 29 September 2026

   4 reports
   • Japan Times03:13first to report
     Top Chinese diplomat tells ex-Japanese foreign minister ties must be ‘normalized’

     Ex-Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya has held talks with China's top diplomat and the minister overseeing economic policy.

   • South China Morning Post06:00
     China warns Japan over WWII history as business delegation visits Beijing

     China’s top diplomat Wang Yi and Vice-Premier He Lifeng met Japan’s former foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya in Beijing, marking the highest-ranking Chinese official reception for a Japanese visit in nearly a year. Analysts, however, cautioned that the high-level reception should not be seen as an opening to a diplomatic thaw. Instead, they viewed the encounter as a calculated exercise by Beijing in selective engagement. Iwaya arrived in the Chinese capital on Sunday at the head of a 50-member...

   • Anadolu Agency (AA)10:42
     China tells Japan to 'correct' leader's stance on Taiwan

     Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China-Japan relations face 'grave situation'

   • Wirtualna Polska (Poland)12:47
     Chiny żądają od Japonii korekty stanowiska. Chodzi o Tajwan

     Szef chińskiego MSZ Wang Yi ocenił, że relacje Chin z Japonią wymagają ponownej normalizacji. Pekin oczekuje od Tokio zmiany stanowiska w sprawie Tajwanu, kwestii historycznych oraz rozbudowy japońskiego potencjału obronnego.

2. Wed, 7 October 2026

   1 report
   • Japan Times09:29
     China’s foreign minister suggested Takaichi resolve Taiwan remark issue

     Former Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said that he and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi confirmed the need to improve relations.