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中日韩领导人会议 (Chinese) 日中韓ビジネスサミット (Japanese) 한중일 정상회의 (Korean) |
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Trilateral summits between the People's Republic of China, Japan and South Korea are held annually since the first summit began on December 13, 2008, in Fukuoka, Japan [1]. The talks are focused on maintaining strong international relations[2], the global economy [3][4], and disaster relief [5].
The summits were first proposed by South Korea in 2004, as a meeting outside of the framework of the ASEAN (10+3), with the three major economies of East Asia having a separate community forum. In November 2007 during the ASEAN (10+3) meeting, the leaders of China, Japan and Korea held their eighth meeting, and decided to strengthen political dialogue and consultations between the three countries, eventually deciding on an ad hoc meeting to be held in 2008.
In September 2011, the three countries launched a Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat in Seoul. South Korea's Shin Bong-kil, a former ambassador for international economic cooperation, was appointed the first rotating headship as secretary-general, with Mao Ning from China and Rui Matsukawa from Japan as his deputies. They will each serve a two-year term.
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| Summit | Host Country | Host Leader | Host City | Date |
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| 1st | Japan | Taro Aso | Fukuoka | 13 December 2008 |
| 2nd | China | Wen Jiabao | Beijing | 10 October 2009 |
| 3rd | South Korea | Lee Myung-bak | Jeju | 29 May 2010 |
| 4th | Japan | Naoto Kan | Fukushima & Tokyo[6] | 21-22 May 2011 |
| Summit | Host Country | Host Minister | Host City | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | South Korea | Song Min-soon | Jeju | 3 June 2007 |
| 2nd | Japan | Masahiko Kōmura | Tokyo | 14 June 2008 |
| 3rd | China | Yang Jiechi | Shanghai | 28 September 2009 |
| 4th | South Korea | Yu Myung-hwan | Gyeongju | 15 May 2010 |
| 5th | Japan | Takeaki Matsumoto | Kyoto | 19 March 2011 |
The first separate meeting of the leaders of the three countries was held in Fukuoka, Japan. During the meeting, the "Joint Statement between the three partners" was signed and issued, which identified the direction and principles behind cooperation between China, Japan and South Korea. The conference adopted the "International Financial and Economic Issues Joint Statement", "Disaster Management of the Three Countries Joint Statement" and "Action plan to promote cooperation between China, Japan and South Korea".
One of the topics discussed focused in the improvement of future relations between the three countries, from strategic and long-term perspectives. Prior talks between the three countries have been hindered specifically by various territorial and historical disputes.[7] Chinese premier Wen Jiabao stated that "China is willing to make joint efforts with Japan to continue to develop the strategic and mutually beneficial ties in a healthy and stable manner, to benefit the peoples of the two countries and other nations in the region as well." [2] Japanese prime minister Taro Aso also expressed that he believed the best manner in dealing with the economic crisis of 2008 was economic partnership.[8] There is also speculation of a future regional free-trade agreement. Such co-operation would greatly benefit the three nations, which account for two thirds of total trade [9], 40% of total population and three quarters [10] of the GDP of Asia (20% of global GDP [11]), during the ongoing economic crisis.[12]
The second summit was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. During this summit, the three nations discussed to finalize the general direction of future cooperation between the countries, and to build an East Asian community.
Prior to the 4th summit on May 21, Wen Jiabao and Lee Myung-bak visited areas damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[13] It is expected that the topic of Japanese food product restrictions as a result of radiation concerns will be addressed during the summit.[14]
| Country | Area km² | Population | Population density per km² |
HDI (2010) |
Capital | Largest City | 2nd Largest City |
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| China | 9,596,961 | 1,339,724,852 | 139.6 | 0.663 (89th) | Beijing | Shanghai | Beijing |
| Japan | 377,944 | 128,056,026 | 337.1 | 0.884 (11th) | Tokyo | Tokyo | Yokohama |
| South Korea | 100,210 | 48,875,000 | 491 | 0.877 (12th) | Seoul | Seoul | Busan |
| Country | GDP nominal millions of USD (2010) |
GDP PPP millions of USD (2010) |
GDP nominal per capita USD (2010) |
GDP PPP per capita USD (2010) |
Exports millions of USD (2010) |
Imports millions of USD (2010) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 5,878,257 | 10,085,708 | 4,382 | 7,519 | 1,506,000 | 1,307,000 |
| Japan | 5,458,872 | 4,309,532 | 42,820 | 33,805 | 765,200 | 636,800 |
| South Korea | 1,007,084 | 1,459,246 | 20,591 | 29,836 | 466,300 | 417,900 |
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