Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held a telephone conversation with U.S. President Joe Biden early this morning as the Chinese Communist Party expands its economic and military power. Kan said he and Biden agreed to strengthen their bilateral alliance.
Reuters reported that Kan also told reporters that the two agreed to make arrangements for Kan’s visit to the United States as soon as possible.
The White House said the two men affirmed the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance, calling it “the cornerstone of peace and prosperity in the free and open Indo-Pacific region.”
They also reaffirmed that the U.S.-Japan security treaty applies to the Senkaku Islands (Diaoyutai Islands).
The White House said through a statement that Biden also reaffirmed the U.S. pledge to provide “extended deterrence” to Japan, meaning that the U.S. nuclear umbrella covers Japan.
The statement also noted that the two leaders confirmed the need for complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
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