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Japan’s Sanae Takaichi Plans First China Visit as Prime Minister for APEC

Japan says Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to attend meetings in Manila and the APEC leaders’ meeting in Shenzhen from 16 to 19 November, her first China trip in office.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Tokyo, 13 November 2026 – Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on 13 November that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to visit the Philippines and China from 16 to 19 November 2026. She is scheduled to attend meetings in Manila before travelling to Shenzhen for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meeting on 19 November. It would be her first trip to China as prime minister. Tokyo listed trade, investment, energy resilience and artificial intelligence among the issues it expects her to discuss there.

For Asian businesses, the trip puts Japan’s positions on regional trade and supply chains before two groups of economic partners in the same week. The Manila meetings are focused on cooperation with Southeast Asia, while Shenzhen brings together economies on both sides of the Pacific. The announced itinerary confirms Japan’s participation, not a bilateral agreement with China or a change in trade policy. Tokyo did not list a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the published schedule.

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