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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Xi and Ishiba meet amid tensions as China urges Japan to ‘properly handle’ history

Chinese president Xi Jinping has told Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba that he hopes Japan will “properly” handle issues such as history and Taiwan after Tokyo expressed concerns about Beijing’s “increasingly aggressive military manoeuvres”.

The leaders of two rival nations met for the first time at the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Lima, Peru, on Saturday.

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