SEOUL -- Japan, South Korea and China held their first joint summit in over four years on Monday, seeking deeper commercial ties to bolster their economies, including by aiming for progress in stalled negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA), but with Seoul and Tokyo also using the occasion to criticize North Korea over a planned satellite launch.
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From left: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Chinese Premier Li Qiang were all smiles at a trilateral summit in Seoul on May 27. (Photo courtesy of Japanese Cabinet Office)
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