Japan plans Taiwan party-level talks in move likely to anger Beijing
2021-08-20 09:07:12 source：South China Morning Post
August 19, 2021
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is planning to hold its first-ever security dialogue with its Taiwanese counterpart, in a move welcomed by the foreign ministry in Taipei but expected to rile Beijing amid rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
The planned talks with Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party – regarded as the ruling party version of the “2+2” security dialogue normally convened between governments – will be held online as early as this month, according to The Japan Times.
The planned dialogue was initiated by the LDP, with the director of its foreign affairs division, Masahisa Sato, and National Defence Division director Taku Otsuka expected to take part. Both Sato and Otsuka have held deputy and vice-minister roles in the past.
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