August 24, 2016

"The China-Japan-South Korea foreign ministers meeting started on Wednesday, and China also had bilateral meetings with Japan and South Korea. The three-party dialogue is also influenced by two other countries - the US and North Korea.

North Korea fired a ballistic missile from a submarine on the same day, which has diverted people's attention from the meeting. The vociferous North Korea proved its presence and influence once again.

Foreign ministers from the three countries all expressed their emphasis on the upcoming G20 summit, and agreed to create conditions for a potential trilateral summit meeting within this year. However, rifts between China and the other two countries - the disputes over the Diaoyu Islands, the South China Sea and the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system - are still upsetting the prospect of improvement. This is probably why no joint document was released after the meeting."

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