Kishida, Japanese Prime Minister, Holds Meeting with Taiwan Representative at APEC

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held talks with the Taiwanese representative on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit held in Bangkok, Thailand, NHK and Yomiuri Shimbun reported on the 19th.

According to the reports, Prime Minister Kishida held a 20-minute meeting the previous day with Chang Chung-mou, the APEC Taiwanese representative and founder of TSMC, the world's largest foundry (semiconductor contract manufacturing) company.

During the talks, Prime Minister Kishida emphasized the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and the peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues. Representative Chang expressed expectations for strengthening relations between Japan and Taiwan.