China plans to hold summit with Japan, S. Korea in Dec. in Chengdu

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday that China is planning to hold a trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea next month in the southern city of Chengdu, according to a senior Japanese government official.The summit, held annually on a rotating basis by Tokyo, Beijing and Seoul, has occasionally been suspended against the backdrop of a chill in Japan's relations with its two neighbors over historical and territorial disputes as well as political turmoil in South Korea.Li's remarks came amid lingering concern over whether the three East Asian nati…READ FULL ARTICLE