China, Japan and South Korea hold first trilateral summit in nearly five years
China, Japan and South Korea have agreed to revive threeway cooperation to boost trade, following twodays of talks in Seoul. In their first summit in more than four years, leaders agreed to speed up talks for a free trade agreement as part of mutually beneficial cooperation projects across six key areas. China is the largest trading partner of South Korea and Japan. In a joint statement, the leaders also reaffirmed their commitment to pursue the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula. Olivia Siong, Michiyo Ishida and Lim Yunsuk report.
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