Trade chief Takeo Hiranuma will meet Thursday in Shanghai with Taiwan Economic Affairs Minister Lin Hsin-yi to discuss bilateral economic relations, a top Japanese trade official said Monday.
Hiranuma and Lin will get together on the sidelines of a two-day meeting of trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum that will start Wednesday in Shanghai, said Katsusada Hirose, vice minister of economy, trade and industry.
The two sides will not touch on any political issues and there is no specific agenda for the meeting, ministry officials said.
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