TOKYO, May 23 – Japan’s Trade Minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Saturday there were no formal bilateral talks with China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, though the two had a brief conversation before a dinner on Friday, without disclosing details. Akazawa spoke to reporters after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ministerial meetings in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou. Akazawa is the most senior Japanese official to visit China since a diplomatic dispute between the two countries erupted in November. “Before the dinner began on Friday, I approached Minister Wang and had a brief conversation,” Akazawa said, adding he could…
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