The U.S. president, Joe Biden launched a regional economic plan in Japan to counter China. He comes to reaffirm ties with the strongest Asian ally. He started his visit on Monday to meet Japan’s emperor, Naruhito. Biden’s visit would last two days. He set the meeting with leaders across countries like Australia, India, and Japan.
This ‘quad’ would roll out later in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. This is a board plan to provide economic pillars for Asian engagements with the U.S. Biden arrived at the palace. He firstly met the Emperor Naruhito. The two wore white masks and exchanged greetings before entering the meeting room. The U.S. has set a bunch of plans regarding this visit, including economic plans, regional talks, and ties.
Biden and the emperor would discuss with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The two nations expected to talk about Japan’s plan to leverage its military capabilities and respond to China’s outreach. These key allies also reconfirmed their close ties following the Ukraine invasion. They agreed that unilateral changes forced by violence are not acceptable.
In Asia, there has been a growing fear about how China is getting more assertive. It grows more when the government of China strengthens its ties with Russia. Tensions also rose between China and Taiwan regarding China’s consideration in reneging the province. The tension rose as the Chinese government is closely watching Russia’s invasion strategy to counter Taiwan. Both the U.S. and Japan are anticipating more Ukraine-like invasion between Taiwan and China.
Both countries also talk about regional agendas regarding North Korea as well. This topic would be in the discussion on Monday when Biden met Japanese families who faced abduction years ago to train spies in North Korea.
