The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea met in Tokyo on Wednesday in a powerful gesture of solidarity against the backdrop of historic diplomatic moves by North Korea and a push for the isolated country to give up its nuclear weapons. Praising Moon's recent leadership as well as Chinese moves to engage North Korea, which resulted in a sudden visit by Kim to China's Dalian on Tuesday, Abe said further efforts towards denuclearisation were essential. "We three nations need to stay in close touch with international society and demand that North Korea take concrete moves. South Korea and Japan share concern about U.S. troops stationed in South Korea, whose numbers Trump has threatened to cut, while China and Japan are set to strengthen economic ties by signing a currency swap deal during the visit. While tension lingers between South Korea and Japan over the issue of Korean women forced to serve in Japanese military brothels during World War Two, larger regional issues are pushing this to the background.

Source: dna May 09, 2018 04:07 UTC