China, Japan to Move Quickly on Maritime and Air Security Hotline

China and Japan will move quickly to open a direct phone line under the maritime and air liaison mechanism, as part of a five-point consensus reached by both countries in developing more stable bilateral ties, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The consensus was released after President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met in Bangkok, Thailand on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. It was the first in-person meeting between the leaders of the world’s second- and third-largest economies in almost three years.