China mourns an 'old friend' in Japan's former PM Yasuo Fukuda

The death of former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda at age 90 on 22 October has raised the question of whether the Fukuda family’s dialogue-first diplomacy can survive in today’s harder regional climate. Head of the Public Policy and Global Affairs Programme at NTU, Kei Koga said, "Fukuda’s fundamental principle of deepening mutual understanding through continuous dialogue remains relevant, particularly in reducing the risks of accidents, misunderstandings, unnecessary tensions, and unintended escalation.”

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