August 22, 2016

"High-ranking diplomats from China, Japan and South Korea had a discussion on Sunday about the agenda and schedule of an upcoming meeting of their foreign ministers this week. The escalating tensions due to the Diaoyu Islands disputes between China and Japan and the deployment of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea have heavily overshadowed the meeting.

The trilateral relationship is at its worst point for many years. Most experts and pundits agree that the situation is not in line with regional interests, but few of them can come up with feasible plans to remedy it.

The foreign ministers' meeting cannot be expected to produce anything significant. It is enough that the meeting is able to soothe the tensions and promote the symbolic value of talks."

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