Japanese PM Kishida and China’s Xi Jinping arranging talks on sidelines of APEC meeting in US on 16 Nov

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Japan and China’s bilateral times have remained strained following the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. Amid this there are reports of a possible meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco later this month. A report by The Japan Times quoted a source close to bilateral relations saying that Kishida and Xi are arranging talks on November 16 on the sidelines of Asia-Pacific leaders gathering. Japan’s top national security adviser Takeo Akiba is expected to lay the groundwork for the summit during his...