International relationsXi, Kishida meet as Japan Inc. struggles to strike balance on China
Businesses continue to invest in No. 2 economy despite U.S. calls to diversify
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet in Bangkok on Nov. 17. (Source photos by Uichiro Kasai and Yusuke Hinata)
MITSURU OBE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent
November 17, 2022 13:07 JST
Updated on November 17, 2022 22:38 JST
BANGKOK -- The leaders of Japan and China held their first summit meeting in about three years on Thursday as Japanese companies struggle to find a balance between maintaining a presence in the world's No. 2 economy and responding to U.S. calls to diversify.