Trilateral summit in Seoul

(from L) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Chinese Premier Li Qiang attend a joint press conference following their talks in Seoul on May 27, 2024. (Pool photo)

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (L) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2024.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya holds talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2024.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (L) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2024.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (L) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2024.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (far L) and China's top diplomat, Wang Yi (far R), hold talks in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2024. (Pool photo)

Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2024.

Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally in Seoul on Dec. 21, 2024.

Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally in Seoul on Dec. 21, 2024.

Flowers are placed in front of the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Dec. 21, 2024, in a show of support for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally in Seoul on Dec. 21, 2024.