Overview
- The roughly 30-minute session in Gyeongju was the first in-person meeting between Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and President Xi Jinping since she took office.
- Takaichi said she raised Chinese Coast Guard activity near the Senkaku Islands, rare-earth export controls, detentions of Japanese nationals, and alleged abuses in Xinjiang.
- The leaders confirmed pursuit of a strategic, mutually beneficial relationship and the goal of constructive, stable ties.
- Takaichi did not disclose Beijing’s responses, with Kyodo reporting signs of a cautious stance toward the pro‑Taiwan Japanese leader.
- On the sidelines, she greeted former Taiwan vice premier Lin Hsin-i and met South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung to reaffirm coordination with allies on North Korea.