Visiting Japan foreign minister to push China to free detained national

Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is expected to demand the prompt release of a Japanese businessman detained on suspicion of espionage when he meets his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang in Beijing on Sunday.Hayashi will also touch on China's assertive claims to the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to Japanese government officials.The meeting will be the first held in person between the countries' foreign ministers since November 2020. Hayashi arrived in the Chinese capital Saturday for a two-day trip.Japanese Prime Minister …READ FULL ARTICLE