SIDELINE SESSIONS:The president’s envoy, James Soong, had tea with Singapore’s prime minister and a 30-minute talk with Japan’s leader before flying back to Taiwan
Taipei Times
Date: Nov 13, 2017
By: Staff writer, with CNA, DA NANG, Vietnam
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday met Taiwan’s special APEC envoy
Special presidential envoy to the APEC leaders’ summit James Soong, left, and his daughter, Soong Cheng-mai, smile after being given bouquets upon their arrival yesterday at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
Photo: CNA
James Soong (宋楚瑜) for 30 minutes on the sidelines of the two-day meeting the APEC leaders summit in Da Nang, Vietnam.
Abe told Soong that Japan and Taiwan share common values, close economic ties and people-to-people interactions, and that he looked forward to further strengthening their unofficial ties, according to a news release from Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Abe also said Japan would work to deepen the cooperation and exchanges with Taiwan on the basis of informal, but substantive relations, according to the news release.
It said Abe and Soong agreed that the two nations must continue to deepen their substantial links in a wide range of areas. [FULL STORY]
