US Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, called India, the US, Japan and Australia "close friends and partners" for the development, stability and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific.
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.
A joint statement of the three countries followed a meeting of US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell with Japan's Vice Foreign Minister Masataka Okano and South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong Kyun in Little Washington, Virginia, on Friday.
Following the successful inaugural US-Japan-Philippines trilateral summit and joint maritime patrols in the South China Sea in April this year, a new multilateral group, the 'Squad' has emerged - a four-way counterbalance to China amid escalating tensions between China and the Philippines
Representatives from powerhouse nations including the US, Japan, Korea, Germany, Singapore, Israel, Switzerland, France, and UAE are slated to participate in IGIC 2024.
This move escalates tensions with major trading partners, following a series of anti-subsidy and anti-dumping investigations into Chinese products by the European Union, including one initiated recently, and impending tariffs from Washington on Chinese new energy products.
More than 16,000 members of the AFP and U.S. military will train together this year. Contingents from the Australian Defence Force and, for the first time in Balikatan's history, the French Navy will also join the exercise as participants.
Following the strong opposition from China over the recently held trilateral summit between Japan, US and the Philippines, Manila warned China for the excessive maritime claims and aggressive behaviour, including its militarization of reclaimed features, that are undermining regional peac
Amid growing tensions in the South China Sea between Beijing and Manila, the presidents of the United States, Japan, and the Philippines have formed an unprecedented level of collaboration to counter China, reported Al Jazeera.
US President Joe Biden on Thursday hosted the Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for the first-ever trilateral summit between the three countries and said that the US commitments to the defence of Japan and the Philippines remain "ironclad,
On his maiden state visit to the US, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed a joint meeting of Congress saying that the lawmakers in the US are suffering from "self-doubt" at a time when US leadership is most needed, The Hill reported on Friday.
China announced a naval drill on Sunday after defence chiefs from four nations said the Philippines will host joint drills in the same area on the same day.