TREE NEWS update: Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, met in Beijing on the 28th with Iwaya Takeshi, chairman of the Japan Association for the Promotion of International Trade. Wang said the association has upheld its belief in friendship with China even as bilateral ties faced challenges, and called on Japan to learn from history, noting this year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trial.
Wang Yi Meets Japan International Trade Promotion Association Chairman Iwaya Takeshi in Beijing
AI take
The meeting is a reminder that Beijing still routes some Japan engagement through trade-promotion channels rather than formal diplomacy, keeping a non-governmental line open while political ties remain strained. Wang's reference to the 80th anniversary of the Tokyo Trial signals that historical memory remains a live variable in how China frames the relationship. Whether such association-level exchanges translate into broader easing between Beijing and Tokyo is the open question.
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