# Indo-Pacific in Three Minutes: Japanese Lawmakers Visit China — Can Ties Turn Around?

https://mins.news/en/video/32425

- VOA Chinese, 2026-08-26 00:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6noUCRz1Bo

> On Aug. 24, China formally received a cross-party delegation of Japanese lawmakers in Beijing—the first such reception since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan-related remarks last November led to prolonged tensions. Some analysts see the visit as a sign of efforts to ease ties, but whether relations will truly turn around remains uncertain.

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