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Japan’s Takaichi to visit China for APEC summit
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit the Philippines and China from Nov.
16 to 19.
The China stop will be her first since she became prime minister in October 2025.
In Shenzhen, she will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, where she plans to discuss trade, investment, energy and the digital economy.
The visit comes as relations between Japan and China are particularly tense after Takaichi said Japan might intervene if Taiwan were attacked; China claims the island as its territory.
Beijing reacted angrily to her remarks, warning its citizens against travel to Japan and imposing trade restrictions.
Any contact with Chinese President Xi Jinping will draw attention, though analysts say a bilateral summit is very unlikely.
Takaichi is also due to attend ASEAN-related meetings in the Philippines, and a meeting of the Quad leaders is being arranged on the sidelines.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to visit China from Nov. 16 to 19 to attend the APEC summit in Shenzhen.
The trip will be her first visit to China since she became prime minister in October 2025.
She will also visit the Philippines for ASEAN-related summit meetings.
The visit comes amid strained relations between Japan and China over Takaichi’s comments about a possible Japanese response to an attack on Taiwan.
Takaichi is expected to discuss trade, investment, regional economic integration, economic and energy resilience, and the digital economy at APEC.
- Who
- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
- What
- She will visit China to attend the APEC summit and will also visit the Philippines for ASEAN-related meetings.
- When
- Nov. 16 to 19, 2026.
- Where
- The Philippines and China; the APEC summit will be held in Shenzhen.
- Why
- To attend ASEAN-related summit meetings and the APEC summit.
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Takaichi became prime minister.
Takaichi suggested that Japan may intervene in the event of an attack on Taiwan.
Takaichi is scheduled to visit the Philippines and China for ASEAN-related meetings and the APEC summit.
- Japanese prime minister
- Sanae Takaichi
- China visit
- First since taking office
- APEC venue
- Shenzhen
- Visit dates
- Nov. 16–19, 2026
- Additional destination
- Philippines
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Prime Minister Takaichi is scheduled to visit the Philippines and China from Nov 16 to 19 to attend ASEAN-related summit meetings and the APEC summit
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