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Japan eyes pact with China, South Korea as trade war hedge

Jessica Sier

Tokyo | Donald Trump’s tariff war has injected fresh urgency into long-stalled talks between China, Japan and South Korea to strike a free trade deal.

Tokyo this week signalled renewed interest in negotiations with a personal letter from Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to Chinese President Xi Jinping, hand-delivered by a senior lawmaker during a high-level visit to Beijing.

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Jessica Sier is the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jessica.sier@afr.com

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