04/10/2024

President Biden Looks to Strengthen Ties with Japan to Offset Growing China Tensions

Japan’s prime minister is being treated to a state visit

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan announced a range of moves to further enhance military, economic and other cooperation between the two longtime allies as part of the president's efforts to counter China's aggressive actions in the Indo-Pacific region.

During a pomp-filled state visit honoring the visiting Japanese prime minister, the president said the United States and Japan would create an expanded defense architecture with Australia, participate in three-way military exercises with Britain and explore ways for Japan to join a U.S.-led coalition with Australia and New Zealand.

Biden also announced that the United States would take a Japanese astronaut to the moon as part of NASA’s Artemis program, which would be the first time a non-American has set foot on the moon.

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