Japan foreign minister planning China visit in late December

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is planning to visit China in late December for talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, as the two countries seek to resume high-level bilateral exchanges, government sources said Saturday.The two sides are also considering holding a ministerial-level human and cultural exchange dialogue during the visit by Iwaya, who assumed his post in October, they said. The dialogue has not been held since it was first held in November 2019 in Tokyo.The moves come after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed during their first ta…READ FULL ARTICLE