{"id":2217118,"date":"2024-04-10T05:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T09:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-embarks-on-big-diplomacy-week-as-japanese-pm-arrives-in-dc\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T05:26:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T09:26:42","slug":"biden-embarks-on-big-diplomacy-week-as-japanese-pm-arrives-in-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-embarks-on-big-diplomacy-week-as-japanese-pm-arrives-in-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden kicks off significant diplomatic week with visit from Japanese PM in DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-embarks-on-big-diplomacy-week-as-japanese-pm-arrives-in-dc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2217118&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This week, President Joe\u2062 Biden is\u2062 hosting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a state visit, amid discussions on countering China&#8217;s \u2064influence. The leaders\u2062 are expected to enhance military cooperation and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-bidens-defense-secy-meets-with-u-k-counterpart-in-d-c\/\" title=\"Joe Biden\u2019s Defense Secy. meets with U.K. counterpart in D.C.\">address security challenges<\/a>. The visit, aimed at strengthening\u200b regional partnerships, will also touch on\u2064 economic aid to Ukraine and Japan&#8217;s military spending plans. Biden&#8217;s strategy in the region and US-Japan relations will be in focus.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Leaders from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Japan\">Japan<\/a> and the Philippines will be meeting with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Japan\">Joe Biden<\/a> this week, but it\u2019s another country that will be on everyone\u2019s mind. <\/p>\n<p>The president is hosting a state visit with Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, complete with a state dinner and various diplomatic events. Yet the more serious discussions will likely center on combatting the influence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"China\">China<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. has been striving for greater regional coordination against the growing Chinese threat, and the leaders will likely agree to joint trilateral naval patrols in the South China Sea,\u201d said Heritage Foundation senior research fellow Bruce Klingner. He added that \u201csecurity issues will feature prominently during Kishida\u2019s visit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s schedule of events includes a meeting with not only Kishida but also Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr., which Klingnger said is part of American efforts to create a \u201clatticework\u201d of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/global-security-initiative-proposed-by-chinas-xi\/\" title=\"Global Security Initiative Proposed by China\u2019s Xi\">security partnerships<\/a> in the region surpassing the former \u201chub and spoke\u201d system. <\/p>\n<p>Kishida will address a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigans-matt-sealy-explains-how-president-trump-has-several-paths-to-victorynever-count-donald-trump-out-video\/\" title=\"Michigan\u2019s Matt Sealy Explains How President Trump Has SEVERAL Paths To Victory\u2026\u201dNever count Donald Trump out!\u201d[VIDEO]\">joint session<\/a> of Congress while in town, urging both political parties to work together in the Indo-Pacific. \u201cCoping with China motivates much of the agenda,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/expert-brief\/why-us-japan-summit-matters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a> Council on Foreign Relations expert Sheila A. Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Biden and Kishida will work on ways to upgrade military cooperation in case of a crisis, and Smith predicted Kishida could also push for action against Russia due both to that country\u2019s geographic reach into Asia and the parallels with China\u2019s aggression toward Taiwan. <\/p>\n<p>Japan has been a leading provider of economic assistance and support for Ukraine and has issued sanctions on Russia. On the home front, Japan has announced plans to increase its military spending by up to 2% of its gross domestic product. <\/p>\n<p>Senior administration officials previewed the visit on a conference call with reporters, saying the visit is a test of Biden\u2019s strategy within the region. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Japan experience and what we\u2019ve seen with Prime Minister Kishida is a case study in recognizing that the best possible way forward is a deep, substantial, continuing engagement with the United States,\u201d the official said, adding that China has been working to isolate the Philippines, whereas coordination with the United States will leave China as the isolated country. <\/p>\n<p>Dealing with China will not be the only issue on the table. The U.S. presidential election may be on Kishida\u2019s mind, as both Biden and former President Donald Trump have opposed the sale of U.S. Steel to a Japanese company with an eye on Rust Belt<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2920447\/biden-looks-blunt-trump-populism-opposition-us-steel-sale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"eye on rust belt voters\"> voters<\/a>. Trump has further proposed sweeping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2444531\/trumps-tariff-plan-former-president-floats-huge-new-tax-if-he-returns-to-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"new tariffs\">new tariffs<\/a> that could affect Japan and other major U.S. trading partners. <\/p>\n<p>More nuanced, local issues could also be on the agenda, including Japan providing new cherry blossom trees for the Washington National Mall and the possibility of building a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-rail-company-quits-california-high-speed-rail-project-to-pursue-projects-in-less-politically-dysfunctional-north-africa-instead\/\" title=\"French Rail Company Quits California High-Speed Rail Project to Pursue Projects in \"Less Politically Dysfunctional\" North Africa Instead\">high-speed rail link<\/a> between Houston and Dallas using Japanese bullet train technology. <\/p>\n<p>National security adviser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jake-sullivan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jake Sullivan\">Jake Sullivan<\/a> was asked about that project during Tuesday\u2019s White House press briefing but avoided the topic, saying he could not confirm whether Biden and Kishida would talk about it.<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan did preview other parts of the visit, saying the pair have met nearly a dozen times and that the visit will \u201cdeepen our partnership\u201d on space travel, technology, economic investment, fighting climate change, and coordinating global diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>Though he did not name China, Sullivan also mentioned military cooperation.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201c[Biden and Kishida] will announce measures to enhance our defense and security cooperation, to enable greater coordination and integration of our forces, and to ensure that they are optimally postured and linked to other like-minded partners,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sullivan stressed that cooperation with Japan and the Philippines must increase in the face of threats. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S., Japan, and the Philippines are three closely aligned maritime democracies with increasingly convergent strategic objectives,\u201d he said. \u201cJust this past week, our three countries and Australia held joint naval drills in the South China Sea.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, President Joe Biden will meet with leaders from Japan and the Philippines, with a focus on another country of interest. Hosting Japan&#8217;s PM Fumio Kishida and his wife for a state visit, including a state dinner and diplomatic engagements, the discussions will address important matters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2217119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24099800401982-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2217118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24099800401982-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2217118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2217119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2217118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2217118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2217118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}