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Japan's LDP plans security talks with Taiwan's ruling party
日本自民黨計畫與台灣執政黨(民進黨)舉行安全相關會談
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日本自民黨計劃與台灣執政黨進行安全會談。
消息人士周三表示，日本自民黨正計劃最快將在本月中與民進黨就安全問題舉行連線會談。這被視為執政黨版本的政府對政府"二加二"安全對話。
自民黨外交部會長佐藤正久和主管國防的大塚拓將代表參加。
台灣方面的參與者還沒有決定。
在自民黨這種首次嘗試中，除安全問題外，雙方也會討論促進日台交流。
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party is planning to hold online talks on security issues with Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party within this month at the earliest, sources said Wednesday.
The planned talks are being regarded as the ruling party version of a “two-plus-two” security dialogue between governments, the sources said.
The talks will be held at the request of the Japanese side and joined by LDP Foreign Affairs Division Director Masahisa Sato and National Defense Division Director Taku Otsuka, according to the sources.
Participants from the Taiwan side have not been decided.
In the first such attempt for the LDP, both sides are expected to discuss ways to promote exchanges between Japan and Taiwan, in addition to security issues.
Within the LDP, the Youth Division has been responsible for exchanges with Taiwan.
In light of growing tension between China and Taiwan, the LDP established a project team under its Foreign Affairs Division in February to discuss Japan-Taiwan relations.
In its recommendations submitted in June, the LDP team called on the government to deepen ties with Taiwan and prepare for the possibility of a Chinese invasion of the self-ruled island.
