The Heat: China, Japan, Republic of Korea meeting

The Heat

ROK, CHN, JAPAN PIC

Leaders from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea have met in Tokyo for trilateral talks, the first such meeting in more than two years. The meeting was hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was joined by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in. The three leaders expressed a commitment to free trade and globalization.

They also agreed to push for denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

To discuss all of this:

  • Qinduo Xu, a senior researcher at the Pangoal Institution.
  • Myung-koo Kang, a professor of political science at Baruch College of the City University of New York.
  • Brian Becker, an analyst on U.S.-DPRK relations who has travelled to the DPRK numerous times.
  • Kay Shimizu, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Pittsburgh.

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