Leaders of Korea, Japan likely to discuss implications of US-China summit

President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will hold a bilateral talk in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, Tuesday. They are expected to discuss the implications of the economic and security issues addressed by the U.S.-China summit last week, according to analysts Sunday. The topics will likely include tensions over Taiwan between the U.S. and China, as well as a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz stemming from the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, which analysts say concern the individual and bilateral interests of Korea and Japan, as well as their shared interests with the U.S. as allies. “The issues on Taiwan and the Strait of Hormuz were raised as key items on the agenda at the U.S.–China summit and they also can play a significant role in the Korea-Japan summit,” said Park Won-gon, a professor of international studies at Ewha Womans University. The professor referred to bilateral talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing from Thursday to Friday last week. Shin Bum-cheol, a professor at the Korea National Diplom

Original source: Korea Times