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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies

China, Japan and South Korea, amid regional rivalries, line up leaders’ summit

South Korea’s foreign minister, Park Jin, centre, with the Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, right, and the Japanese foreign minister, Yoko Kamikawa, left, prior to their trilateral meeting in Busan, South Korea.
South Korea’s foreign minister, Park Jin, centre, with the Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, right, and the Japanese foreign minister, Yoko Kamikawa, left, prior to their trilateral meeting in Busan, South Korea. Photograph: Ahn Young-joon/AP

The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea will meet, possibly next year, in the latest attempt to ease regional tensions heightened by North Korea’s weapons programme and a more visible US military presence.

During a meeting in the South Korean port city of Busan on Sunday, the three Asian countries’ foreign ministers agreed to step up cooperation in key areas, including security, and to lay the groundwork for what would be the first leaders’ summit in four years.

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