Japan-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting Begins Foreign Minister Hayashi Requests Early Release of Japan Detainees?

Foreign Minister Hayashi, who is visiting China, is holding a meeting with Foreign Minister Qin Gang and would like to confirm the continuation of dialogue while conveying serious concerns about the situation in the East China Sea.
In addition, it is believed that they are protesting the detention in China of Japan people, including a man from a major pharmaceutical company, and strongly requesting their early release.

Foreign Minister Hayashi, who is visiting China for the first time in about three years and three months as foreign minister, met with Foreign Minister Qin Gang for the first time face-to-face at around 3:3 a.m. Japan time.

During the meeting, Minister Hayashi is believed to have conveyed serious concerns about the situation in the East China Sea, including the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, and China's increasing military activities around Japan in cooperation with Russia.

In addition, it is believed that they are protesting the detention of Japan men from major pharmaceutical companies in China and strongly requesting their early release.

In addition to conveying serious concerns about human rights issues in Hong Kong and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, it seems to have once again emphasized the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.

In addition, he explained the safety of the plan to dilute the treated water accumulated at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station to a substandard concentration and release it into the sea, and it seems that China is protesting that the external communication by the Chinese side is not based on scientific evidence.

On the other hand, Japan and China are expected to confirm that they will continue dialogue toward building a constructive and stable relationship, as they assume that they bear a major responsibility for the prosperity of the region and the world, and are also expected to exchange views on cooperation in areas such as economy, culture, and people-to-people exchanges.

The foreign ministers' meeting is scheduled to last until early afternoon Japan hours over lunch, after which Lin will also meet with one of the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party, Premier Li Qiang, and Politburo member Wang Yi, who oversees foreign affairs.