Japan lawmakers visit China amid deep freeze in bilateral ties

A bipartisan delegation of Japanese parliamentarians kicks off a four-day visit to China on Monday, marking a tentative step toward renewed political engagement after ties were strained by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks over Taiwan last year. The group of lawmakers is expected to meet high-ranking officials from the ruling Communist Party’s International Department, as well as industry representatives, according to a person familiar with the trip’s planning. The exchange between lawmakers in each nation may only have a limited impact in terms of repairing the official relationship between the governments.