According to the Beijing Daily app, on July 27, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian presided over a regular press conference.
NHK reporters asked about the discrepancy between reports from Chinese media that Foreign Minister Wang Yi did not meet with Japanese officials in Manila. However, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Mochizuki Masashi told reporters that he exchanged greetings with Wang Yi and discussed bilateral relations during his time in Manila. Can you clarify the difference regarding this? Did the two foreign ministers have any contact or communication?
"I have answered this question before." Lin Jian said, "I can very clearly tell you here again that during the Manila period, Wang Yi, Foreign Minister of China, did not have a meeting schedule with Japan. There was also no brief communication at the scene."
On the 23rd, at a regular press conference held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reporters from Kyodo News and the Japan Broadcasting Association asked: Did the Chinese and Japanese foreign ministers have any contact or exchanges during their stay in Manila? If so, what did China discuss with Japan about this matter? How should this contact be evaluated? What is the significance of this for future Sino-Japanese relations?
Lin Jian stated that, as far as I know, during his time in Manila, Foreign Minister Wang Yi did not have any arrangements to meet with the Japanese side.
