China and Japan differ on whether their foreign ministers spoke last week at ASEAN

Philippines ASEAN - (Jam Sta Rosa/Pool AFP via AP)

Did the foreign ministers of China and Japan talk at last week's ASEAN regional meeting, or didn't they?

Japan's Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters last week that he had briefly discussed bilateral relations with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi when they ran into each other during the meeting in the Philippines.