Overview
- Taiwan’s APEC representative Lin Hsin-i said interactions with attending leaders and representatives were routine and conducted on an equal footing.
- China’s Foreign Ministry and its embassy in Tokyo said the outreach and social posts violated the one-China principle and the spirit of the four political documents, urging Japan to reflect and correct course.
- Sanae Takaichi also met Xi Jinping in Gyeongju and described their talks as substantive and fruitful, with both sides emphasizing the aim of constructive, stable ties.
- Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Takaichi raised the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait with Xi, a stance welcomed by Taiwan’s foreign minister.
- APEC is one of the few international forums Taiwan attends without its president, making such interactions especially notable.