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The Trilateral Commission convened for two days in Tokyo on Nov. 19 for its first in-person meeting in three years. Members discussed China, India and the new global order. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

Inside the Trilateral Commission: Power elites grapple with China's rise

Enigmatic group linking Asia, the U.S. and Europe opens up on eve of 50th anniversary

KEN MORIYASU and MARIKO KODAKI, Nikkei staff writers, and SHIGESABURO OKUMURA, Nikkei Asia editor-in-chief

November 23, 2022 06:00 JST

TOKYO -- On Saturday morning, some of Asia's best-known politicians, corporate leaders and academics gathered at a hotel conference room just steps away from the Japanese prime minister's office.