Japanese Prime Minister and Chinese Communist Party Chairman hold discussions

<p>Chinese Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.</p><p>Kishida statements following the meeting, plenty of points of contention between the two:</p><ul><li>
There are many areas of common interests as well as issues between
Japan and China</li><li>Was able to reaffirm
that we will work towards a strategic relationship based on mutual
interests</li><li>Sought calm response
from china regarding release of Fukushima wastewater</li><li>Conveyed my strong
concerns over situation over disputed Senkaku islands, as well as
increasing joint activities with Russia near Japanese waters</li><li>Sought swift release
of detained Japanese business persons</li><li>Held wide-ranging
discussions that included high-level export control talks</li><li>Asked china to
remove buoy around disputed Senkaku islands immediately</li><li>Will refrain from
commenting on how China leader Xi responded to requests for release
of detained Japanese person, removal of buoy</li></ul><p>Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese Communist Party Chair Xmani Jinping</p>

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.