Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit San Francisco from Wednesday through Sunday to attend an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit, the government said Tuesday.

Kishida is also planning to hold a separate summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, likely as early as Thursday, and is considering having talks with U.S. President Joe Biden.

During their three-day meeting through Friday, the leaders of APEC’s 21 member economies are expected to discuss ways to promote free and open trade and investment, digital technology-related matters, and measures to cope with climate change.

Kishida intends to “lead discussions on key issues,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a press conference.

The prime minister is also scheduled to attend a leaders’ meeting of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, which groups 14 countries, on Thursday, aiming to highlight Japan’s stance of pursuing sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the region, Matsuno said.

The following day, Kishida will join a symposium on cutting-edge technologies at Stanford University with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. There may be a Kishida-Yoon summit. 

JIJI Press