The leaders of China and South Korea agreed Sunday to bolster efforts to aid Japan's disaster recovery as they held a meeting with the Japanese prime minister this morning in Tokyo. Prime Minister Naoto Kan hosted Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Sunday's summit. Japan hoped the meeting would present a unified front. On Saturday, the three leaders met in Fukushima to demonstrate their joint desire for Japan's recovery from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The disasters left more than 24,000 people dead or missing and sparked an ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. Kan thanked China and South Korea for their assistance. «We are deeply grateful for the great help and assistance provided by China and South Korea,» he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.
