Japan-China Defense Officials to Meet Amid Island Tensions
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Defense officials from Japan and China will meet today in Beijing, signaling Asia’s two biggest economies are trying to soothe rising tensions over East China Sea islands claimed by both.
The officials are scheduled to meet this evening, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told reporters in Tokyo. The two sides will discuss ways to improve contacts over territorial issues and exchange opinions on “the maritime communication mechanism,” he said.