The US Secretary of State met his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Hawaii, urging “intense engagement” to build on common interests and heal past rifts.
Deterring China’s hegemonic aggression is the catalyst for new economic dialogue and plans for Kishida, Biden, other Quad leaders to meet in Japan by mid-year.
Watch for coordinated efforts to prevent China’s imposition of totalitarian technology standards and shore up supply chain resilience through the broader US-Japan relationship in 2022.
Kishida is displaying much bolder leadership and decision-making on China-related and other issues since taking the reigns of government.
Tokyo should take note of India’s case and realize that favorable trade relations with China will not stop Beijing’s military aggression and attempted land grabs.
Heavily compromised cross-strait relations pose a threat to Japan, whose national security is intrinsically linked with that of Taiwan.
The biggest threat according to the Deputy National Security Advisor is politics, economy and military, “all of the above,” adding that for the U.S. and Japan,...
Japan’s exclusion from the grouping is particularly startling considering that it is a key U.S. treaty ally and aligns with all three members on several points,...
Tokyo should make it impossible for Russian and third-country companies that would invest in the economic zone to do business with Japan.
The most important takeaway from this in-person Quad meeting is that the top leaders got to meet each personally in a common forum and take the...
Quell any and all apprehensions of abandonment by America. What is important is to ensure that democratic nations and voices shall eventually prevail in Asia, and...
Regional order and steady growth in the Indo-Pacific can only be materialized by states that respect freedom and democracy, rather than authoritarianism.