Japan's quiet test of China diplomacy
Source: Lowyinstitute
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<p>The visit of a cabinet minister to an APEC forum is a small move – but it marks the highest official since the stoush over Taiwan.</p> <p>On 15 May, Hitoshi Kikawada, Japan’s minister in charge of gender equality, visited Shanghai to attend the APEC ministerial meeting on Women and the Economy. I