Japan, Australian leaders share concern over East, South China Seas

July 9, 2020

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, shared serious concerns over various moves in the East and South China Seas in their video meeting on Thursday, a Japanese government spokesman said.

Asked at a media briefing if the two leaders’ concerns expressed in the meeting were directed to China, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Naoki Okada declined to elaborate.

(Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Alex Richardson)