Japan FM Hayashi, China FM Qin Meet in Beijing

By Kiyota Higa / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent

13:28 JST, April 2, 2023

BEIJING – Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi began talks with Chinese counterpart Qin Gang in Beijing on Sunday morning. The two ministers will discuss a number of issues that are piling up between China and Japan, with the aim of building “constructive and stable relations.”

Hayashi is expected to seek the early release of a Japanese employee of major drugmaker Astellas Pharma Inc., held by Chinese authorities on suspicion of violating the anti-espionage law.