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APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting and Other Events: Second Day
November 11, 2017
Photograph of the leaders’ commemorative photograph session (pool photo) (1)
Photograph of Prime Minister Abe being welcomed by the President of Viet Nam (pool photo) (1)
Photograph of Prime Minister Abe being welcomed by the President of Viet Nam (pool photo) (2)
Photograph of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (pool photo) (1)
Photograph of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (pool photo) (2)
Photograph of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (pool photo) (3)
Photograph of the leaders’ commemorative photograph session (pool photo) (2)
Photograph of the Prime Minister shaking hands with the President of China
Photograph of the Japan-China Summit Meeting
Photograph of the Prime Minister holding the press occasion
Photograph of the visit to see the exhibit of a “Shuinsen” shogunate licensed trading ship from Nagasaki Prefecture (1)
Photograph of the visit to see the exhibit of a “Shuinsen” shogunate licensed trading ship from Nagasaki Prefecture (2)
Photograph of the visit to see the exhibit of a “Shuinsen” shogunate licensed trading ship from Nagasaki Prefecture (3)
Photograph of the visit to see the exhibit of a “Shuinsen” shogunate licensed trading ship from Nagasaki Prefecture (4)
Photograph of the visit to see the exhibit of a “Shuinsen” shogunate licensed trading ship from Nagasaki Prefecture (5)
Photograph of the visit to see the exhibit of a “Shuinsen” shogunate licensed trading ship from Nagasaki Prefecture (6)
Photograph of the Prime Minister shaking hands with the Prime Minister of Viet Nam
Photograph of the dinner banquet with the Prime Minister of Viet Nam
Later, Prime Minister Abe held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China. Afterwards, he visited an exhibit of “Shuinsen,” a shogunate licensed trading boat from Nagasaki Prefecture, followed by a dinner banquet hosted by H.E. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.
After finishing the meeting with President Xi, the Prime Minister said,
“I held a summit meeting with President Xi. Our meeting was held in a very friendly and relaxed atmosphere, and I believe we had a frank and open exchange of views on international affairs, including the North Korea issue, as well as our bilateral relations. At the meeting’s close, President Xi stated that the meeting represented a new start for Japan-China relations, and I completely agreed.
First, we had a discussion about the North Korea issue. As the situation surrounding North Korea approaches a critical juncture, China should now play an extremely large role. We shared the view that Japan and China will continue to deepen our coordination. I believe this is extremely significant. Coordination between our two countries is extremely important for peace and stability in the region. We have seen good progress on the Maritime and Aerial Communication Mechanism in the East China Sea, and we agreed to accelerate discussions toward its early implementation. At the same time, we also agreed to bolster cooperation at all levels, including for the further promotion of exchanges among the people of Japan and China. In particular, in terms of economic issues, I proposed to develop Japan-China cooperative business in third-party countries in addition to the promotion of our bilateral trade and investment. I believe we also reached an understanding on this proposal. We also agreed to hold a Japan-China-Republic of Korea summit meeting as soon as possible; I would like to welcome to Japan H.E. Dr. Li Keqiang, the Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. Following this, in light of the fact that next year will be a major milestone as the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People’s Republic of China, I proposed that I visit China at an appropriate time, and that President Xi visit Japan as soon as possible as well. President Xi replied with positive comments, saying that he valued my proposed visit to China and other high-level exchanges. Through such high-level visits, I hope to bring Japan-China relations to a new level. In addition, I am supposed to hold a summit meeting with Premier Li in Manilla, the Philippines.
Japan and China both have large responsibilities for the peace, stability, and prosperity of the region and the world. I will take various opportunities to continue dialogue going forward. Under the major principle of our ‘Mutually Beneficial Relationship based on Common Strategic Interests,’ I will strongly advance the improvement of Japan-China relations from a broad perspective, and fulfill the expectations of the international community.”
