Beijing has attributed an incursion by a Chinese military aircraft into Japan’s airspace in late August to an unspecified “unexpected obstruction”, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on the weekend, citing diplomatic sources.
Both leaders are expected to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit from November 15 to 16 in Peru and the Group of 20 leaders summit from November 18 to 19 in Brazil.
The first summit between the pair is “most likely” to take place in Peru, sources told Kyodo on Thursday.
Ishiba, still reeling from a general election defeat late last month, is expected to raise concerns about China’s increasing military manoeuvres and “seek further explanation” on the airspace breach incident, according to the report.
