{"id":64977,"date":"2021-03-16T00:54:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T00:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/03\/16\/2-key-us-cabinet-members-visit-japan-for-china-focused-talks\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:47:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:47:55","slug":"2-key-us-cabinet-members-visit-japan-for-china-focused-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/03\/16\/2-key-us-cabinet-members-visit-japan-for-china-focused-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"2 key US Cabinet members visit Japan for China-focused talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TOKYO \u2014 Shared concerns about China\u2019s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region will take center stage when President Joe Biden\u2019s defense chief and secretary of state visit Japan for their first in-person talks with their Japanese counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/03\/14\/china-north-korea-loom-as-blinken-austin-head-to-asia\/\" target=_blank>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin<\/a> and Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tokyo on Monday for meetings meant to reaffirm America\u2019s commitment to the region and to the two nations\u2019 alliance following former President Donald Trump\u2019s more confrontational approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two secretaries will hold so-called \u201ctwo plus two\u201d diplomatic and security talks on Tuesday with their Japanese counterparts, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/03\/14\/china-north-korea-loom-as-blinken-austin-head-to-asia\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/51033784608_c0d46e5094_k.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">China, North Korea loom as Blinken, Austin head to Asia<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Cabinet members&#039; Asia trip is intended to restore what Biden hopes will be a calming and even-keeled approach to ties with Tokyo and Seoul.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe United States is now making a big push to revitalize our ties with friends and partners \u2014 both in one-to-one relationships and in multilateral institutions \u2014 and to recommit to our shared goals, values, and responsibilities,\u201d Blinken and Austin said in a piece published Monday in The Washington Post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. and others share the values and principles of keeping an open Indo-Pacific region, but China is \u201call too willing to use coercion to get its way,\u201d the two ministers said. \u201cHere again, we see how working with our allies is critical.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. will lead with diplomacy, maintain America\u2019s military might \u201cand renew our alliances and ensure they\u2019re fit for purpose to address the threats and opportunities of our time,\u201d Blinken and Austin wrote. Together they can hold China accountable for its human rights abuses and other problems in Xinjiang and Tibet, as well as Hong Kong and Taiwan, they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan and the U.S. are also expected to reaffirm the importance of their three-way alliance with South Korea and may touch on the strained relations between Tokyo and Seoul over wartime compensation issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a move meant to signal his intention for the U.S. to return to more engagement in the Asia-Pacific region, Biden on Friday held a first summit of the leaders from Australia, Japan, India and the U.S. known as the \u201cQuad\u201d virtually and emphasized Washington\u2019s commitment to the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motegi said in a parliamentary session Monday that he expected China to be the topic he and Blinken discussed most and that Japan being the first destination of their foreign travel signaled \u201cthe U.S. emphasis on the Japan-U.S. alliance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motegi said he hoped to \u201cshow the rest of the world an unshakable unity\u201d in the alliance and hoped to discuss how Japan and the U.S., through their alliance, can step up their deterrence and response capability in answer to China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJapan, together with the U.S., will resolutely respond to China\u2019s unilateral attempt to change the status quo,\u201d Motegi said. \u201cBut at the same time, China is the world\u2019s No. 2 economy and it is important to firmly encourage that country to act responsibly based on international rules.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan is in a delicate diplomatic situation because its economy, like those of other countries in the region, heavily depends on China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it also considers China\u2019s growing presence in the region a security threat. Beijing has built militarized manmade islands in the South China Sea and is pressing its claim to virtually all of the sea\u2019s key fisheries and waterways. Japan is concerned about China\u2019s claim to the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands, called Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea and its increased activity in the disputed area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China has denied it is expansionist and said it is only defending its territorial rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Monday that concerns about Chinese influence were rooted in \u201coutdated Cold War mentality and ideological prejudices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor some time, individual countries have been eager to hype and incite the so-called China challenge and drive a wedge between regional countries, especially with China,\u201d Zhao said at a daily briefing. \u201cBut what they are doing &#8230; is not welcome and will never succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/03\/11\/bidens-cost-sharing-deal-for-keeping-us-troops-in-south-korea-points-to-a-swift-shift-on-alliances\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21070073115277.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Biden\u2019s cost-sharing deal for keeping US troops in South Korea points to a swift shift on alliances<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Donald Trump had demanded South Korea pay billions more to keep American troops on its soil.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the Biden administration\u2019s first Cabinet-level trip abroad, Blinken and Austin are also expected to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, as well as the nuclear threat posed by North Korea and the situation in Myanmar after its military coup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later Tuesday, they will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who is expected to visit Washington sometime in the first half of April to meet with Biden in person \u2014 becoming the first foreign leader to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blinken and Austin also plan to have virtual meetings with business leaders, civil-society members and others while in Tokyo before heading Wednesday to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/03\/10\/seoul-agrees-to-pay-more-for-hosting-american-troops-in-2021\/\" target=_blank>South Korea<\/a>, another key ally in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China is not on Blinken\u2019s itinerary, but he is set to meet senior Chinese officials in Anchorage, Alaska, on his way back to Washington. 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