Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi suggested in a television interview (June 3) that Xi Jinping's visit would wait until after the Group of Seven summit, now being rescheduled for September, and the Group of 20 summit slated for November. He said, "The G-7 summit will undoubtedly come first," he said, adding that international forums like the G-20 at which Japan can shape opinion also would precede Xi's visit. "We're not at the point of working out a specific schedule."

(Comment: The two sides had initially agreed to hold the state visit in April but postponed it to fall or beyond because of the coronavirus pandemic.)