At the summit, “the U.S.-Japan alliance is a lighthouse around the world” and the U.S. strengthens Japan’s role in expanding the Korean Peninsula… The first trilateral summit between the U.S., Japan, and the Philippines seems to be keeping North Korea’s crisis management in mind ahead of the presidential election, and they agreed to expand joint patrols in the South China Sea.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (left) and U.S. President Joe Biden raise their glasses in a toast at the state dinner held at the White House in Washington on the 10th. President Biden positively evaluated Prime Minister Kishida’s plan to hold a summit with North Korea. Washington = AP Newsis
U.S. President Joe Biden said on the 10th about the summit between North Korea and Japan promoted by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, saying, “I welcome the opportunity for our ally (Japan) to begin dialogue with North Korea.” This is the first time that President Biden has expressed support for the North Korea-Japan summit. This can be interpreted as a remark intended to alleviate some concerns that the trilateral cooperation between Korea, the United States, and Japan may be weakened if a summit meeting is pursued with North Korea, which continues to threaten nuclear and missile threats. There is also a sense in which the United States supported Japan’s expansion of its role not only in the South China Sea and Taiwan, but also on the Korean Peninsula in order to keep China in check.
President Biden and Prime Minister Kishida will hold their first trilateral summit with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the 11th and also announce expansion of joint patrols in the South China Sea, where China and the Philippines are involved in a territorial dispute, and joint maritime exercises between the US, Japan, and the Philippines. .
● U.S. supports expanding Japan’s role on the Korean Peninsula
At a joint press conference after a summit meeting with Prime Minister Kishida at the White House on this day, President Biden said, “North Korea must resolve human rights and humanitarian concerns, including an immediate resolution of the abduction issue (of Japanese nationals),” and added, “Japan should cooperate with North Korea.” “Exploring dialogue is a good and positive thing,” he said. He went on to say, “The United States can also talk with North Korea at any time without preconditions.”
Prime Minister Kishida previously said, “We will pursue a summit from the perspective that establishing a meaningful relationship between North Korea and Japan will benefit both countries and be of great help to regional peace and stability.” President Biden continued this statement and expressed his welcome, saying, “Prime Minister Kishida spoke of the potential of what his (summit promotion) plan means.” The significance was given that the North Korea-Japan summit could contribute to managing tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
President Biden’s direct announcement of support for the North Korea-Japan summit is interpreted as an attempt to reduce the burden of heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula ahead of the US presidential election in November. If North Korea launches a high-intensity provocation, such as its seventh nuclear test, ahead of the presidential election, it could be detrimental to his re-election bid. As the inter-Korean and North Korea-US dialogues are currently at a standstill, it is an expectation that tensions on the Korean Peninsula can be managed through Japan, a key ally.
● Biden: “The U.S.-Japan alliance is a lighthouse for the world.”
In a joint statement on this day, the leaders of the United States and Japan announced the establishment of the Defense Industry Cooperation, Acquisition and Support Forum (DICAS) for joint development and production of missiles, upgrading the command and control systems of the two countries’ armed forces, and regular joint training between the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom. An agreement was reached on the establishment of a US-Japan-Australia missile defense system network to respond to hypersonic missiles.
In particular, Prime Minister Kishida targeted China, saying, “We cannot tolerate unilateral attempts to change the status quo through force and coercion.” “We will respond resolutely,” he said, emphasizing that “we will cooperate with the United States on challenges related to China.” Amid the escalating conflict between the United States and China in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, Japan officially announced its intention to assist the United States in keeping China in military check.
US-Japan leader holds White House dinner… The song is by Paul Simon. The small photo shows Paul Simon of the famous duo Simon & Garfunkel singing at a dinner party that day. He is considered the favorite singer of both Prime Minister Kishida and President Biden’s wife Jill. Washington = AP Newsis
President Biden emphasized that day, saying, “The U.S.-Japan alliance is a ‘beacon’ around the world,” and added, “There are no limits to what the two countries can do together.” Prime Minister Kishida also said in his toast at the state dinner, “We are at a historic turning point. “We will pass on the unshakable U.S.-Japan alliance to our descendants,” he said.
Prime Minister Kishida also decided to deliver a joint speech to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on this day. It has been nine years since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s speech in 2015 for a current Japanese Prime Minister.
The leaders of the United States, Japan, and the Philippines held the first-ever trilateral summit on the 11th and agreed to establish the Global Partnership for Infrastructure (PGI) Luzon Corridor, a major infrastructure construction project to check China’s economic influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Luzon is a northern Philippine island where a new U.S. military base may be located.
Washington = Correspondent Moon Byeong-ki [email protected]
Tokyo = Correspondent Lee Sang-hoon [email protected]
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2024-04-11 18:00:00
