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President Xi visits Japan as a state guest

For state guest visit to Japan of postponement and going on China's Xi Jinping (Shichinpin) Jintao from this spring, shelved theory in Japan within the government emerged. Even when Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister, visited Japan, both sides exchanged information over the Senkaku Islands, and there was no official mention of a state guest's visit to Japan. Some Japanese have argued for a postponement to 2022, the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China.

The Liberal Democratic Party meeting on the 26th was rough. "I should have argued immediately." "It seemed to be tolerated." Attendees questioned the government's response, saying that it allowed Mr. Wang, who came to Japan on the 24th to 25th, to unilaterally make claims about the Senkaku Islands.

Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Mr. Wang agreed to resume business traffic this time, which was the first visit of a Chinese VIP under the Suga administration. The Chinese side was reluctant to re-expand the new coronavirus infection in Japan, but "winner in negotiations" (Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs official). In the joint press release, Mr. Mogi gave a gentle expression to the outcome of the meeting.

However, Mr. Wang, who made the next statement, insisted that "unidentified Japanese fishing boats frequently enter the sensitive waters around the fishing island (Chinese name of the Senkaku Islands)."

Source: https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASNCV74JWNCVUTFK00J.html