Ties in the spirit of a mutually beneficial strategic relationship. Prime minister shinzo abe and chinese president xi jinping held talks in beijing on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum. It is the first time theyve met oneonone since they took office. The meeting lasted for about 30 minutes. The onset of the talks was open to the media. It was the first summit between the two countries in 2 1 2 years. Bilateral relations have been tense over a group of islands in the East China Sea and perceptions of history. Abe said chinas Peaceful Development is an aid opportunity for japan and the international community. He said he wants to work with china to make use of the opportunity as the worlds second and Third Largest economies. Translator the talks became the first step for japan and china to improve ties in the spirit of a strategic relationship that is beneficial to both sides. Many countries, not only in asia, were expecting the japan china summit talks. I was
The leaders of the 21member apec forum have issued a joint declaration. It commits the apec nations and regions to study the feasibility of the new Regional Economic integration. It would be called the free trade area of the asia pacific. The statement says the results of their research will be compiled by the end of 2016 with the goal of setting up the new framework at the earliest possible date. Translator the apec leaders have agreed to promote a road map to create the free trade area in the asia pacific. This is a historic step forward. President xi says he hopes to create the proposed free trade framework as soon as possible. He stressed this meeting produced major results. The chinese president also announced that his country would provide 10 million to help strengthen the role of apec. This is being seen as an apparent attempt to increase chinas influence in the region. This is the first time china has hosted the apec forum in 13 years. Leading up to it, president xi worked hard
Minister abe calls a snap election. The leaders of the worlds two biggest economies are talking face to face in beijing. Reporter u. S. President barack obama held talks with president xi jinping. The talks were the fourth between the two leaders since xi took office. Xi is eager to make china a world power equal to the u. S. So a meeting with obama is a golden opportunity for him to impress the world. On tuesday night footage was released not only of the two leaders Holding Discussions but also strolling side by side. In total they met for ten hours. Obama has just suffered a crushing defeat in the mid term elections. So for obama, too, this was a Good Opportunity to show his leadership. Following the meeting the two leaders emphasized the relationship between the two countries. Translator we should hold more dialogues to discuss issues facing the asiapacific region rather than trying to deny each other. The United States wants the continuing rise of a china that is peaceful, prospero
Governor bows to prevent the relocation of a u. S. Military base within the prefecture. We look into why voters lined up behind the base opponent. Japans latest gdp figures could spell trouble for Prime Minister shinzo abes program to revive the economy. The figures released by Cabinet Office officials this morning shows the economy is shrinking. The july to september decline is japans second straight quarterly fall. The preliminary data shows japans gdp fell 0. 4 in the three months to september, from the previous quarter. That translates into an annual downturn of 1. 6 and follows a 7. 3 plunge on an annualized basis in april to june. The figures were a shock for investors and politicians. And ron madison joins us now from our business desk. Ron, break down the number for us. Gene, a lot was really riding on this months data. The Prime Minister had stated that he would be using these gdp numbers to either postpone or go ahead and press ahead with another consumption tax hike. This ti
Sanctions. More people in that are turning to japan to receive state of the art medical care. People in tokyo are trying to get a glimpse of britains future king. That ear giving Prince William a rock star welcome. Some some of them waited for hours to catch a glimpse. Making his first visit to japan. Many royal watchers turn to technology to capture the moment. Translator i wanted to get his attention to i just shouted hello. Translator i got a good picture. I didnt expect i could see him today so im very lucky and really excited. He took in a boat tour of tokyo bay. He had a chance to see some of the locations for the 202 olympics and paraolympics. The coke yo governor served as az guide. Fire department vessels gave them a special welcome. Prince william toured a traditional garden. He sat down there for a tea ceremony. Hes heading to North Eastern japan to see how build are rebuilding after the earthquake and tsunami after hour years. Hell depart on sunday for china. Vessels are be