South Korea, Japan, and China engage in a joint summit gathering.
For the first time in 4.5 years, economic powerhouses South Korea, Japan, and China are coming together for a summit. The leaders of these three Asian nations - South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and China's Prime Minister Li Qiang - are set to meet in Seoul on Monday, according to an announcement from Yoon's office.
After the meeting, they will make a joint declaration on collaboration in six pivotal areas: the economy and trade, healthcare, science and technology, disaster prevention, and people-to-people exchanges.
Reports suggest that prior to the summit, bilateral talks will take place between Yoon, Kishida, and Li on Sunday. The summit is expected to mark a significant milestone in the restoration of trilateral cooperation, which has been hampered by the coronavirus pandemic and fraught relations between South Korea and Japan in recent times.
These three nations, closely allied with the US, have surprisingly moved closer again in recent days. Despite being heavily linked to China through intense trade relations and an extensive history of exchange, they also share common concerns regarding Beijing's quest for more power. In the previous year, they agreed upon enhanced defense cooperation as a signal to China.
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Source: www.ntv.de
