South Korean, Japanese Officials to Meet in Beijing Amid Trade Dispute
South Korean and Japanese officials will meet in Beijing this week amid the countries’ trade dispute over export controls, South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Aug. 16. The meeting is the first between the foreign ministers of the two…
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sides in three years, South Korea said, and will feature the foreign minister of China as well. South Korea also said it is trying to hold separate bilateral talks with both Japan and China “on the sidelines” of the meeting in Beijing. The meetings, which South Korea said will take place Aug. 20-22, come as both Japan and South Korea are entrenched in a trade dispute dating back to July 1, when Japan announced restrictions on exports to South Korea involving chemicals needed to make computer chips and other high-tech goods (see 1907010020).