On track for ‘turning point in history’

Power of three: (From left) Wang, Iwaya and Cho posing for a photo during their trilateral foreign ministers’ meeting in Tokyo. — AP

The top diplomats from Japan, China and South Korea met in Tokyo, seeking common ground on East Asian security and economic issues amid escalating global uncertainty.

“Given the increasingly severe international situation, I believe we may truly be at a turning point in history,” Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said at the start of the meeting in Tokyo with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul.