Abe-san will not succumb to bluffing by Beijing of not having a two leader conference

In the discussion among the party leaders on the Internet "Niko-niko Live Broadcasting", Prime Minister Abe disclosed that the conference between the leaders of Japan and China has not been held because Beijing has been imposing conditions on Tokyo relating to the Senkaku islands of Okinawa-ken to have a conference between the two leaders in Japan and China. 

Abe said, "It is wrong to damage national interests for the sake of having a conference between the two leaders", adding that Tokyo will not make a concession easily in order to have an opportunity for the two leaders' conference.

It is very likely that Beijing is requesting Abe to shelve the Senkaku issue on the basis of acknowledging that there is a territorial issue on the Senkakus in order to have a conference between the two leaders.

Abe emphasized that it is wrong to impose conditions on us to have a conference and that we can discuss any issue in a conference if Beijing thinks there is an issue.