Talks seen as key for E. Asia collaboration

Experts highlight push by Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul to work together more closely

An annual meeting between foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea provided a great opportunity for the countries to present the world a constructive and forward-looking vision, Japanese experts say.

During the 11th China-Japan-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo on Saturday, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his counterparts Takeshi Iwaya of Japan and Cho Tae-yul of South Korea agreed to strengthen communication, enhance mutual trust and work more closely together.

Ukeru Magosaki, director of the East Asian Community Institute in Japan, said: "Looking at the world today, we are in a period of great upheaval. If China, South Korea and Japan can navigate through this period of instability, there is no doubt that in about five years they will become a major center of the global economy."