The United States and Japan vowed on Friday to bolster cooperation in promoting economic security and building supply chain resilience in response to challenges posed by China and the Russia-Ukraine war.
Top officials from both countries met in Washington for the inaugural “two-plus-two” talks, during which they unveiled a plan to launch a new joint research center for next-generation semiconductors.
The meeting involved U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, as well as Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, and Trade Minister Koichi Hagiuda. Today we co-hosted, together with @SecRaimondo, the inaugural ministerial meeting of the U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagiuda Koichi at the @StateDept. pic.twitter.com/spNT2X224E…