U.S.-Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Joint Statement First Mentions the "Taiwan Strait Issue," the United States Is Dissatisfied with Japan-ROK Action, Calls for Greater Efforts to Contain China #U.S.-Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting Statement First Mentions "Taiwan Strait" #
On the headline hot list, on February 12, local time, the foreign ministers of the United States, Japan and South Korea held talks in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. In the joint statement issued after the meeting, the Taiwan Strait issue was mentioned for the first time.
The statement said the three countries would deepen the alliance's security cooperation, affirmed support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, called for curbing Russia's actions to "escalate tensions further," and also mentioned issues such as semiconductors, rare earths and global supply chains, gender equality, climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic, and stressed adherence to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (which the United States has not signed).
What deserves the most attention is that the foreign ministers of Japan and south Korea have welcomed the US "new Indo-Pacific strategy" and stressed the need to maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait.
The statement was a very clear indication that the United States, Japan, and South Korea will cooperate more closely in the future, and although it does not name China, it is full of allusions to China. It can be seen that the United States is not satisfied with the current actions of Japan and South Korea in containing China, and hopes that they can "increase their efforts" and act more actively in the future.
However, in order to solve the problems of global climate change and the new crown epidemic, it is obvious that china still needs to cooperate vigorously, so their statements still seem to be somewhat "refined". While using semiconductors, rare earths, the Taiwan Strait issue, etc. to arouse China's antipathy, while planning to solve various problems that require China's vigorous assistance, how did they do it so rationally? （bear）
