Before the Shenzhen trip she will head to Manila for a meeting of the 11-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Ozaki said a Quad meeting – which would include the leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the United States – is being arranged on the sidelines of ASEAN.
China reacted furiously to Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan, warning its citizens against travel to Japan and imposing trade restrictions that have reportedly led to big drops in supplies of vital rare earth minerals to Japanese firms.
Last month, Takaichi called China an “important neighbour” and pledged to build a stable relationship in a policy address.
But she added that Japan would also “firmly assert our country’s positions” and “strongly call for responsible behaviour”.
While Beijing has refused to have ministerial talks with Takaichi’s government, Xi sent a message of condolence to the family of former Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda after he died last month, describing him “a longtime friend of the Chinese people.”
In September, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said ties with Tokyo were “waiting to be normalised again” as he met former Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya, who was leading a trade delegation in Beijing.
