News Snapshot:
On 8 October 2021, the new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Chinese President Xi Jinping held telephone talks. The talks were widely reported by China’s CCTV. Xi sent a congratulatory telegram when Kishida became prime minister on 4 October, but the telephone talks are of greater significance since they can be taken as an indication of China’s desire to continue to improve its relations with Japan. In light of the frequent problems that have arisen between the two countries, this is an important signal. It has not been customary for the Japanese prime minister to hold telephone talks...
