U.S. President Joe Biden, center, greets South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol, left, and Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, right, on Aug. 18, 2023, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Maryland. Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File The Israel-Hamas war is proving to be the first major test of Japan and South Korea’s ability to … Read more
Advertisement The leaders of South Korea and Japan met with U.S. President Joe Biden last month in a “historic” trilateral summit aimed at expanding strategic cooperation. Photos of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio smiling at each other at the Camp David retreat near Washington, D.C. were accompanied by press … Read more
Tokyo Report The summit statement’s wording is revealing. Advertisement A Japan-U.S.-ROK Summit was held at Camp David in August. The focus was primarily on the Korean Peninsula and North Korea, but discussion also encompassed the Indo-Pacific. This prompted strong objections from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which decried attempts to encourage geopolitical competition in … Read more