Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping tonight, which lasted about 36 minutes.

(AFP)

[Special Commissioner Lin Cuiyi in Japan/Report from Tokyo on the 17th] Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who went to Thailand to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Summit, held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping tonight, which lasted about 36 minutes.

Kishida said in the post-meeting press conference that he expressed serious concerns about the situation in the East China Sea including the Okinawa Senkaku Islands and China's military activities such as missile launches, and once again emphasized the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.

Japanese media reported that the two sides may not have overlapping views on Taiwan and other issues, but confirming the bottom line that each other cannot make concessions has certain significance for crisis management.

Like the US-China leaders' meeting held a few days ago, the two sides have no intention of issuing a joint statement after the meeting.

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The Japan-China "Kishi-Xi Meeting" is a face-to-face Japan-China leaders' summit held three years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Beijing in December 2019. It is also the first face-to-face meeting between Kishida and Xi Jinping after taking office.

The meeting started at around 8 o'clock Taiwan time tonight. The two first shook hands in front of the camera and smiled. The meeting ended after 36 minutes. shorter.

Kishida said at the press conference after the meeting that the two sides had frank and in-depth discussions on the general direction, issues and unresolved outstanding cases of Japan-China relations.

On the issue of security, Kishida expressed serious concerns about the situation in the East China Sea including the Senkaku Islands and China's missile launch and other military activities, and re-emphasized the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. Reach a consensus.

Kishida also said that the two sides agreed to have close communication at all levels, and will coordinate in the future regarding China's invitation to Foreign Minister Lin Fangzheng to visit China.

During the talks, Kishida also strongly urged China to restrict the import of Japanese food as soon as possible.

In addition, Kishida expressed his concerns about Russia's suggestion that it would use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. He said that he and Xi Jinping reached a consensus on the point that nuclear weapons cannot be used and nuclear war cannot be waged.