China’s top diplomat has called off a meeting with his Japanese counterpart that was scheduled to take place on the sidelines of an international conference in Cambodia, a move that is believed to be linked to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had been arranging to hold talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers meeting that began Wednesday in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh.
But China said Japan and other Group of Seven nations made “irresponsible” statements blaming China for the controversy over Mrs.