The annual meeting of leaders of China, Japan and the Republic
of Korea will be postponed to an appropriate time due to "the
current atmosphere and conditions," the Chinese Foreign Ministry
said on Sunday.
The ministry gave no further information about "the current
atmosphere and conditions," but said China would continue to
fulfill its obligations as one of the three cooperating and
coordinating nations.
It is China's hope that the three countries could work together
to "remove obstacles for stable development," the ministry said in
a brief press release.
The meeting was originally scheduled to be held in mid-December
in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia.
(Xinhua News Agency December 4, 2005)