U.S., Japan upgrade security ties to counter China at Biden-Kishida summit
The United States and Japan announce a historic upgrade to their security alliance on Wednesday, as President Joe Biden hosts Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for an official visit that will highlight Japan’s role in countering China in the Asia-Pacific.
The U.S. and Japan announced a historic upgrade to their security alliance Wednesday, as President Joe Biden hosts Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for an official visit that highlights Japan’s role in countering China in the Asia-Pacific.
“Through our partnership, we have strengthened the alliance. We have expanded our work together. We’ve raised our shared ambitions,” Biden said in his opening remarks at a joint news conference in the White House Rose Garden. “And now the U.S.-Japan alliance is a beacon to the entire world.”
The official visit, the first by a Japanese leader in nine years, comes amid differences between the two countries over the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel by a Japanese company.
Kishida addressed Biden’s opposition to the deal at the news conference, saying he hoped “these discussions will unfold in directions that would be positive for both sides,” according to the translation.
“Investment from Japan to the U.S. can only increase upwards in the months and years to come,” Kishida said. “And we wish to cement this win-win relationship.”
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