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China and Japan premiers arrived in Seoul for their first trilateral summit in five years, focusing on economic issues rather than geopolitics. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to meet with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida separately before a trilateral meeting on Monday. Despite North Korea's advanced weapons tests and China's military drills around Taiwan, the summit is expected to focus on economic cooperation rather than security issues. However, Seoul and Tokyo may find themselves at odds over a business dispute and China's suspension of Japanese seafood imports. The summit is seen as an opportunity for "shallower cooperation" among Northeast Asian neighbors, but experts warn against allowing Beijing to hold trilateral cooperation hostage for silence over sensitive issues.
