Japan and China are working to arrange talks between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and leader Xi Jinping, with Thailand envisioned for their venue but Indonesia remaining a possibility, according to sources familiar with the move.
Kishida told reporters early Saturday that Japan is making arrangements with China with a view to his holding a meet with Xi on the fringes of international gatherings in the days ahead. Kishida will meet with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday.
If held, a Kishida-Xi meeting would be the first summit talks in roughly three years between the two countries.