Following the agreement between the two countries' foreign affairs and defense ministers, which agreed to cope with the Taiwan Strait between the United States and Japan, a meeting with Korea-China foreign ministers for pressure on the Taiwan Strait will be held in Xiamen, China, near the Taiwan Strait on the 2nd of next month.
Nippon Geizai reported on the 30th that in the joint document of the U.S.-Japan summit meeting scheduled in early April, the recognition of the importance of stabilizing the “Taiwan Strait” has been coordinated.
A joint statement in Tokyo on the 16th of the US-Japan Ministerial Meeting was “Expanding geopolitical competition, corona outbreak, global climate change, and active response to democracy revitalization” and “Promoting freely open India-Pacific and international order based on rules” And stated in the South China Sea “opposing China's illegal maritime rights claims or activities, confirming the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and sharing concerns about the human rights situation in Hong Kong and Xinjiang Uyghur”, and “protecting Japan with nuclear power and military power through deepening defense cooperation. It confirmed a joint military defense system called "strengthening of expansion deterrence."
The US-Japan joint statement appears to be “the US-Japan joint response to the dispute in Taiwan,” and was linked to the selection of the meeting place for the Korea-China foreign ministers on the 2nd of next month as Xiamen in the southeastern province of Fujian, near the Taiwan Strait.
'Xiamen', the chairman of the meeting of the Korea-China foreign ministers, is the departure point for passenger ships that travel to and from Taiwan's Jirong and Taichung. The report cited an expert's remarks that it will respond with Japanese attacks on US military bases.
The U.S. Department of State and Taiwan's representatives to the United States signed a memorandum of understanding in the field of maritime police cooperation in Washington DC on the 25th, and formed a joint maritime police task force (TF) to cooperate with joint goals such as protecting marine resources, restricting illegal fishing, marine rescue, and protecting the marine environment. Revealed.
A spokesman for the White House's NSC said on the 31st, “On April 2nd, the heads of the Korea-US-Japan security officers gathered at the US Naval Academy for a three-way discussion. It is important for advancing common prosperity.”
Foreign Minister Eui-yong Eui told reporters on the 31st that "Both the United States and China are very important countries to us." need. "The state of the armistice has acted as a burden psychologically, diplomatically and economically," he said. "It can be a very effective step in resolving distrust between the two countries in the process of improving North Korea-US relations. North Korea is also very interested in the declaration of an end to the war."
At a hearing on the 10th of last month, US Secretary of State Blincoln said in the question of the “End of War” question, "We must make it clear that we are doing our best to improve the security of our allies and partners, including Korea and Japan."