Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to agree to promote mutually beneficial strategic relations between the two countries during a summit meeting likely to take place in Peru later this week, people familiar with the matter said.
Ishiba, who took office on Oct. 1, will visit Peru and Brazil from Thursday through Nov. 21 to attend international conferences, a trip expected to include his first face-to-face talks with Xi and U.S. President Joe Biden.
The meeting between Ishiba and Xi is expected to take place in Lima on the sidelines of a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum on Friday and Saturday.