The meeting between Washington and Japan comes as North Korea's missile tests and calls for a larger nuclear arsenal worry US allies in the region.
US President Joe Biden will hold talks with Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on January 13 to discuss North Korea, Ukraine, China’s tensions with Taiwan, and a “free and open Indo-Pacific,” the White House said on Tuesday, January 3.
The White House said Biden will reiterate his full support for Japan’s recently released National Security Strategy. Japan’s $320 billion defense plan includes the purchase of missiles capable of striking China and readying the country for sustained conflict, amid concerns that Russia’s Ukraine invasion could embolden China to move against self-ruled Taiwan, a neighbor of Japan.
Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi told a Reuters NEXT conference last month Japan will use G7 and UN leadership roles to pressure Russia to halt its war in Ukraine.
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