Overview
- Taiwan’s APEC representative Lin Hsin-i said meeting leaders at the summit was routine and described his exchange with Japan’s Sanae Takaichi as nothing out of the ordinary.
- Beijing lodged a strong protest with Tokyo after Takaichi’s post on X referred to Lin as a senior adviser to Taiwan’s presidential office.
- Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in Gyeongju that both sides described as substantive, reaffirming a push for constructive, stable Japan–China relations.
- Japan’s foreign ministry said Takaichi raised concerns with Xi about peace across the Taiwan Strait, the South China Sea, Hong Kong, Xinjiang, maritime surveys near the Senkaku/Diaoyutai area, and increased Chinese military activity near Japan.
- Taiwan’s foreign ministry welcomed Japan’s emphasis on cross-strait stability and said Taiwan will keep strengthening self-defense and coordination with partners to support a free and open Indo-Pacific.