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KONG XUANYOU

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 25, 2023
Kishida nixed China envoy farewell meeting amid strained ties
The unusual move by the prime minister to decline to meet with former Chinese Ambassador to Japan Kong Xuanyou before his departure highlighted the degree of strain on bilateral relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 4, 2023
China to appoint Wu Jianghao as new Japan ambassador, sources say
Wu is expected to work toward stabilizing bilateral ties that remain precarious due to a territorial dispute and other issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2022
Xi's visit to Japan 'invaluable' for bilateral ties: Chinese envoy
The last Chinese president to be received by Japan as a state guest was Hu Jintao in May 2008.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2021
China envoy urges Japan not to join diplomatic boycott of Olympics
Japan, a close U.S. ally that relies heavily on China in economic terms, is considering not sending Cabinet ministers to the Beijing Olympics, according to government sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2021
Chinese envoy to Japan criticizes 'Quad' grouping as '100% outdated'
The grouping of four major Indo-Pacific democracies is widely seen as a united front against China's attempts to challenge the rules-based international order.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2019
Japan's farm minister Taku Eto stresses safety of wagyu beef in effort to access Chinese market
Agriculture minister Taku Eto stressed the safety of wagyu beef during a visit with Beijing's top diplomat in Japan to a cutting-edge meat-processing plant with stringent hygiene controls on Wednesday, as Tokyo hopes to resume exports of the Japanese specialty to China at an early date.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2019
Xi might visit Japan next spring, China's new ambassador Kong Xuanyou reveals
China’s new ambassador to Japan revealed on Friday that Beijing and Tokyo are working to arrange a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping “in the near future,” possibly next spring.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 28, 2019
China's new ambassador — a Japan expert — to start work in Tokyo on Thursday
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou will assume his duties as ambassador to Japan on Thursday, according to the Chinese Embassy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2019
China plans to replace its longtime envoy to Japan, Cheng Yonghua, sources say, as ties improve
The news comes amid expectations that Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Japan in July, when the nation hosts the Group of 20 summit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2019
Japan and China to hold security dialogue on Feb. 1 in Beijing, sources say
Japan and China are set to hold a security dialogue on Feb. 1 in Beijing in a bid to narrow differences over defense issues, as their relations have been improving, according to bilateral sources close to the matter.

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