Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)–A group of Japanese lawmakers seeking to promote friendly relations with China is considering sending a delegation of young members to Beijing this month to seek ways to improve bilateral ties, its leader, Hiroshi Moriyama, former secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said Thursday. Relations between the two countries have been strained since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks in November about a potential Taiwan conflict angered Beijing. The suprapartisan Japanese lawmakers’ group last sent a delegation to China in April 2025. A planned trip in May was called off after a Japanese Self-Defense Forces member entered the grounds of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo. A separate suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers visited China in late August. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Japanese Lawmakers Likely to Visit China in September
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