Tetsushi Takahashi was Nikkei's China bureau chief from April 2017 to March 2021 and the writer for the Beijing Diary column.
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Beijing eyes fate of pro-China heavyweight as Japan picks leader
LDP Secretary-General Nikai viewed as guardian of bilateral ties
Pictured left to right: LDP Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. (Source photos by AP and Kyodo)
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