Security, China to control Biden negotiations with Kishida of Japan | Political Issues

The actual meeting will be the first meeting between the two allies since Fumio Kishida became Japan’s prime minister in October.

The leaders of the United States and Japan have tackled China’s growing power, North Korean weapons, and Russia’s intentions in Ukraine in negotiating major priorities. since Fumio Kishida became Japan’s prime minister in October.

An online conference between US President Joe Biden and Kishida, scheduled for Friday in Washington, will focus on this month’s so-called “two-plus-two” talks in which their foreign security ministers have pledged to work together to counter counter-terrorism attempts. Indo- Pacific Region.

Knowledge of China’s dynamic growth, problems in Taiwan, as well as the concerns of Ukraine have raised Japan’s international reputation for security issues, while North Korea has escalated the conflict with a surprisingly rapid attempt.

Pyongyang, which fired smart-tackle weapons this week on its latest tests, warned Thursday that can also consider stopping the testing of nuclear weapons and missiles.

A Japanese journalist, NHK, said Friday that Washington and Tokyo are also inviting all parties to the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) to help achieve “tangible results” at the next review meeting.

“Japan and the United States recognize that NPT is crucial in controlling the proliferation of nuclear weapons and in eliminating them.”

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and his Japanese counterpart Akiba Takeo launched the plan Thursday when he discussed their plans for North Korea, China, and the Indo-Pacific economy, the White House said.

“Sullivan stressed the implications of the potential for further violence in Russia in Ukraine, and the two agreed on the need for cooperation in showing Moscow a strong, cohesive response that could result from any attack,” the White House said.

The White House said the leaders would discuss economic and security issues, the upcoming technology, cybersecurity, climate change and other two countries.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Thursday that her goal was to “strengthen the US-Japan alliance” and focus. “Indo-Pacific free and open” – a language used to describe US attempts to return to China.

‘Unstable’ security situation

The talks follow a series of security briefings for Indo-Pacific leaders – two talks – including two between Japan and France on Thursday and between foreign and security ministers in Australia and Britain on Friday.

The Japanese Ministry of Defense after discussing with France that security in the Indo-Pacific was not stable and was “growing”.

Daniel Russel, the US ambassador to Asia under the leadership of former President Barack Obama and now the Asia Society Policy Institute, think tank, said the two-way conference showed Washington and Tokyo were on the same page.

“We should expect their discussions to focus more on ways that can prevent and prevent disruptive behavior, whether from North Korea or tropical areas such as the Taiwan Strait and the South and East China Seas,” he said.

China has increased pressure on the military and ambassadors to demonstrate its power in Taiwan, claiming to be his own.

Sending messages to China will be even more important, as Biden and Kishida are both facing elections this year – in the Japanese Parliament in July and the US mid-term elections in November.

Both countries are reviewing their security measures, which are expected to be unveiled later this year. Japan has approved 2022 defense measures.

Japan is strengthening its defenses on the islands around Taiwan, Kishida said this week, following a promise in October to re-introduce security measures to consider “all options, including having so-called enemies”.