A US-Japan Security Consultative Committee meeting also referred to as the "2+2" in Tokyo today was attended by the US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Japan Minister of Defence Kihara Minoru apart from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and the Japanese foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa.
The Chinese Embassy in Seoul criticized the recent joint statement on Taiwan issued by the United States, Japan, and South Korea, describing it as a series of "consecutive erroneous statements," Taiwan News reported.
Taipei [Taiwan], August 20 (ANI): Amid heightened tensions with China, post the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the self-governed island, Taiwan's foreign ministry welcomed the upcoming visit of Japanese politicians.