Japan and China are planning a meeting between Kishida and Xi in mid-November

According to the Sankei newspaper on Friday, the Japanese and Chinese governments have begun preparing a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping for mid-November.

The gathering would take place alongside an international conference planned for Southeast Asia, according to the Sankei, citing numerous government sources.

The most recent face-to-face China-Japan summit occurred in....