China-Japan-ROK foreign ministers to meet in Beijing

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying announced Friday that the ninth China-Japan-ROK foreign ministers' meeting will be held in Beijing on Wednesday.

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will chair the meeting, while Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono will also attend.

They will exchange views on preparations for the eighth China-Japan-ROK leaders' meeting, the future of the relationship between the three countries', as well as regional and global issues of common concern, Hua said.

The eighth China-Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in 2016 in Tokyo, Japan.