China’s top diplomat Wang Yi has informally suggested that Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visit China to attend a ceremony for the Asian Winter Games to be held in Harbin from Feb. 7, several diplomatic sources said Friday.
The proposal by Wang during his talks in mid-January with Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, who visited Beijing together with other Japanese ruling coalition lawmakers, indicates China is keen to resume leaders’ visits with Japan.
Wang Yi (Kyodo)
However, it may be difficult to arrange a trip by Ishiba in early February as the Japanese government is prioritizing setting up a meeting between the…