Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to have a summit meeting in Beijing next week on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, a senior lawmaker in the ruling camp said Friday.
Komeito party leader Natsuo Yamaguchi cited a briefing Abe gave regarding his diplomatic schedule.
Such an encounter would be the first between the two leaders since Abe returned to power nearly two years ago.