China, Japan, South Korea Resume Trilateral Talks Amid Regional Friction

Chinese regime is making efforts to strengthen relationships with Tokyo and Seoul as the two major trade partners move closer to Washington

(L–R) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang attend a business summit on the sidelines of a trilateral summit at Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul, South Korea, on May 27, 2024. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

China, Japan, and South Korea have agreed to increase cooperation, after leaders of the three Asian neighbors held their first summit in more than four years in Seoul, South Korea.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to “institutionalize” the three countries’ cooperation through regular high-level trilateral meetings and ministers’ summits, according to a joint statement issued after a three-way talk on May 27.