#China will join erstwhile rival #Japan as well as #SouthKorea this week at a long-delayed summit to boost trade cooperation against the threat of President Donald #Trump’s protectionist policies. China and Japan, #Asia's two largest economies, have been trying to reset ties after years of increasingly bitter disputes over a group of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea and the legacy of Japan's invasion of China before and during World War II.

Japanese Prime Minister #ShinzoAbe will host Chinese Premier #LiKeqiang and South Korean President #MoonJaein in Tokyo on Wednesday (May 9). Summits bringing the three countries together were originally planned as an annual event but the most recent one was held in 2015. The gathering will also be the first visit of a Chinese premier to Japan since 2011.


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China, Japan, South Korea set aside disputes for summit amid #Trump trade threats
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-japan-south-korea-set-aside-disputes-summit-amid-trump-n871846

The rapidly evolving situation on the Korean Peninsula and #US threats to free trade were likely agenda items as #China, #Japan and #SouthKorea sat down Wednesday (May 9) for their first trilateral summit in more than 2 years.

The meeting comes amid a flurry of developments on the Korean peninsula. North Korean leader #KimJongUn met Moon on April 27 and Chinese President #XiJinping earlier this week. U.S. Secretary of State #MikePompeo flew to Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, early Wednesday on an unannounced visit. Japanese Prime Minister #ShinzoAbe, in opening remarks, praised the efforts of Xi and South Korean President #MoonJaein. Abe and Moon are meeting with Chinese Premier #LiKeqiang, the No. 2 official after Xi.


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Leaders of Japan, China, SKorea hold talks focused on #NorthKorea
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/leaders-japan-china-skorea-hold-talks-focused-nkorea-55029051

#China is seeking to expand its influence in #EastAsia by increasing its engagement with #Japan and #SouthKorea ahead of a historic summit between United States President Donald #Trump and North Korean leader KimJongun in June.

Chinese Premier #LiKeqiang will meet Japanese Prime Minister #ShinzoAbe and South Korean President #MoonJaein at the #China - #Japan - #SouthKorea trilateral summit in Tokyo on Wednesday (May 9) to discuss #economiccooperation among the three regional powerhouses. With an all-out #tradewar between China and the #US still a real possibility, Beijing has been focusing its diplomatic efforts on boosting its regional economic relations.


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China set to strengthen economic ties with Japan, South Korea amid trade row with United States
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2145215/china-set-strengthen-economic-ties-japan-south-korea

The U.S. Secretary of State #MikePompeo is traveling to #NorthKorea, preparing for the upcoming meeting between President Donald #Trump and North Korea leader #KimJongUn. The chief U.S. diplomat is also on a mission, hoping to secure the release of three Americans detained by Pyongyang. Pompeo's latest trip to North Korea came just weeks after he met with Kim. Senior State Department officials traveling with Pompeo said Washington is taking a 'new and bold approach,' while continuing to consult closely with America's allies, including #Japan and #SouthKorea.


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Pompeo's N. Korea Trip to Focus on 'Framework' for Upcoming Summit
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-mike-pompeo-north-korea-framework-summit/4385347.html

#China said on Tuesday (May 8) that President #XiJinping had met with North Korean leader #KimJongUn in a northern Chinese port city. The unannounced meeting, held Monday and Tuesday in Dalian, was the second between the two men in recent weeks, following Kim's March visit to Beijing, his first since taking power six years ago.

China is #NorthKorea's only major ally, although trade between them has plummeted in recent months as Beijing enforces United Nations economic sanctions in response to the North's nuclear bomb and ballistic missile tests. The meeting between Xi and Kim comes as the North Korean leader prepares to hold a historic summit with U.S. President Donald #Trump.


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Kim Jong Un holds unannounced meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kim-jong-un-north-korea-china-meets-xi-jinping-ahead-of-summit-donald-trump/

#China is seeking to expand its influence in #EastAsia by increasing its engagement with #Japan and #SouthKorea ahead of a historic summit between United States President Donald #Trump and North Korean leader KimJongun in June.

Chinese Premier #LiKeqiang will meet Japanese Prime Minister #ShinzoAbe and South Korean President #MoonJaein at the #China - #Japan - #SouthKorea trilateral summit in Tokyo on Wednesday (May 9) to discuss #economiccooperation among the three regional powerhouses. With an all-out #tradewar between China and the #US still a real possibility, Beijing has been focusing its diplomatic efforts on boosting its regional economic relations.


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China set to strengthen economic ties with Japan, South Korea amid trade row with United States
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2145215/china-set-strengthen-economic-ties-japan-south-korea
China set to strengthen economic ties with Japan, South Korea amid trade row with United States |

#India and #China will enhance policy coordination in their cooperation with neighbouring countries following the just-concluded informal summit here between Prime Minister #NarendraModi and President #XiJinping. Both leaders concluded their first ever 2-day #IndiaChina informal summit raising hopes of improving relations in light of last year's tensions on a host of issues including the Dokalam military standoff.

China has been stepping up its investments in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Maldives besides Pakistan where it is investing heavily in the $50bn China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). India has protested to China over the CPEC as it traverses through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).


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Modi-Xi summit: India, China to step up policy coordination
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/modi-xi-summit-india-china-to-step-up-policy-coordination/articleshow/63962743.cms

The leaders of #China and #India agreed to open a new chapter in their relationship on Saturday (Apr 28) after an informal summit, just months after a dispute over a stretch of their high-altitude Himalayan border rekindled fears of war. Indian Prime Minister #NarendraModi spent around 24 hours in the central Chinese city of Wuhan for meetings with President #XiJinping, an ice-breaking trip both hoped would allow candour and nurture trust. Modi and Xi are set to meet again soon, when Modi visits China in June for a summit of the China and Russia-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation security bloc.


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Xi, Modi seek new relationship after summit
https://in.reuters.com/article/china-india/xi-modi-seek-new-relationship-after-summit-idINKBN1I005O

Southeast Asian economies are slowing. GDP in the region's 5 main economies grew at a real 4.2% during the April to June period, down 0.2% from the first quarter of 2015. #China, whose own boggy economy is soaking up fewer imports, is one reason. Slack domestic demand is another.

The figure represents a weighted average of the growth rates of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. According to the #AsianDevelopmentBank, the decline is largely attributable to weakness in Malaysia and Thailand, whose exports are being particularly hard hit by China's loss of appetite.

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#SoutheastAsia misses #GDP forecast
http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Southeast-Asia-misses-GDP-forecast