Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, from left, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul meet in Tokyo on March 22. © Reuters
YUKIO TAJIMA, RIEKO MIKI and JUNNOSUKE KOBARA
TOKYO/SEOUL -- Foreign ministers from Japan, China and South Korea on Saturday agreed to deepen economic cooperation, a testament to the free trade threat posed by U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" protectionist policy.
China sees an opportunity in the disruption to the international order caused by Trump, seeking to drive a wedge into the three-way alliance among the U.S., Japan and South Korea.