Writer: Glen S Fukushima, Washington DC On 16 April, US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga had their first in-person conference in Washington.
Inviting Suga to the White House as Biden’s initial in person conference with one more leader was meant to underline Japan’s value as an US ally. It
demonstrated to China …
It demonstrated to China that, despite Beijing’s initiatives to charm Japan over the training course of the Trump administration, Japan continues to be firmly allied with the United States. In the middle of restored tensions over the longstanding Senkaku Islands challenge the trip was likewise a signal to China that Japan keeps solid US assistance under the United States– Japan Safety Treaty. The leaders ‘declaration also included a message to North Korea that Japan preserves US support consisting of on the problem of Japanese abductees. They build on the Joint Statement of the US– Japan Safety Consultative Committee (2 +2)issued in Tokyo on 16 March after a 2 +2 meeting in between US State Assistant Antony Blinken, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi as well as Japanese Protection Minister Nobuo Kishi.What drew in certain attention in Japan were the passages in the United States– Japan Global Collaboration for a New Period leaders’declaration that shared’ worries over Chinese tasks that are irregular with the international rules-based order’. Inviting Suga to the White Home as Biden’s very first face-to-face conference with one more leader was indicated to underline Japan’s importance as an US ally.
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