After months of near-zero political contact, Japanese lawmakers have returned to Beijing in search of steady relations even as neither government shows signs of yielding over Taiwan. An eight-member delegation from the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians’ Union arrived in the Chinese capital Sunday, three weeks after a smaller cross-party group made the first such visit since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about a possible Taiwan contingency plunged bilateral relations into their deepest crisis in years. Led by former State Minister of Justice Masahiro Komura, the latest group includes lawmakers from five ruling and opposition parties and is expected to meet officials from the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries — a state-backed body that cultivates ties overseas.
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