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Takaichi and Xi reaffirm pledge in first meet to pursue ‘mutually beneficial’ ties
Takaichi and Xi discussed rare earth export controls, military tensions, and Taiwan relations to maintain regional stability and cooperation amid strategic challenges.
- On Friday, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met Xi Jinping on the APEC summit sidelines in Gyeongju and raised concerns about China's rare earth export restrictions during a nearly 30-minute discussion.
- Beijing's export curbs on critical minerals hit shipments to Japan, South Korea and the European Union, forcing Japan to balance its trade ties with China against security guarantees from the United States.
- Raising security concerns, Ms Takaichi flagged China's growing military presence near the Senkaku Islands and discussed Taiwan, detained Japanese nationals, and restarting seafood and beef imports.
- Reaffirming ties, Xi Jinping and Sanae Takaichi committed to a strategic, mutually beneficial relationship and agreed to strengthen cooperation through the Japan‑China dialogue on export controls set up in 2023, prioritizing communication and crisis management between defence authorities.
- Looking at the bigger picture, the 17 rare earth elements are crucial to cars and chips supply chains, and the Oct 30 Xi–Trump meeting promised a temporary reprieve.
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China and Japan trust their differences, for now, to diplomacy. This has been expressed by Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during their meeting this afternoon (local time), on the occasion of their mutual participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum held in the South Korean city of Gyeongju. This is the first meeting between the two, since barely a week has passed since Takaichi’s inaug…
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