akitaka saiki of japan's foreign minister met yang yanyi of china's foreign ministry in beijing on wednesday. the possible summit would take place on the sidelines of meetings of the association of southeast asian nations plus other countries in hanoi in late october. this move comes after japan's prime minister, naoto kan, and chinese premier wen jiabao agreed earlier this month that the two nations will work to build a strategic and mutually beneficial relationship. saiki also met wu dawei, who chairs the six-party talks on the north korea nuclear program. afterwards wu told reporters that they exchanged views on the stalled six-party talks. the meeting came after wu met north korean first vice minister kim kye gwan in beijing. >>> foreign minister seiji maehara has explained to australian foreign minister kevin rudd japan's stance on the senkaku islands. at a meeting in tokyo on wednesday evening maehara said the islands are japan's inherent territory and that japan wants to improve ties with china. the australian foreign minister reportedly showed his understanding on japan's stance. mae