Fresh from a three-day visit to another key US ally, South Korea, Biden praised Tokyo as a"key global leader" for joining US-led pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
"Your visit to Japan at this time illustrates that whatever the situation is, the United States will continue to strengthen its engagement in the Indo-Pacific region," the Japanese leader said. But US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters that the threat remains and said that the dictatorship has a choice.
The situation will be on the agenda for the Biden-Kishida talks, the White House said, as well as their"shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific" -- US diplomatic code for maintaining the status quo with a rising China. After holding a joint press conference with Kishida, Biden will unveil a long-awaited trade initiative -- also meant to cement the US presence in the region -- dubbed the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, or IPEF.
Instead, the programme foresees integrating the trading partners with agreed standards in four main areas: the digital economy, supply chains, clean energy infrastructure and anti-corruption measures.
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