On August 26, 2024, Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Liu Jinsong held a new round of institutionalized consultations between the director-generals of the departments of Asian affairs of the foreign ministries of China and Japan with Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Hiroyuki Namazu in Tokyo. Both sides had an exchange of views on China-Japan relations and issues of mutual interest and concern. The two sides mainly had an in-depth and constructive communication on properly handling the discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water into the sea. Liu reiterated China's solemn position on issues related to Taiwan, history, and maritime affairs.