The leaders of the United States, Japan, and South Korea have agreed to take resolute measures to deal with North Korea’s nuclear threats while indirectly warning Beijing over security-related issues in the Indo-Pacific, including Taiwan.
U.S. President Joe Biden, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yul, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Cambodia on Nov. 13.
It has been four months since the three leaders last met during the NATO summit in Spain in June.
While the meeting lasted for only 15 minutes, a Phnom Penh Statement on Trilateral Partnership for the Indo-Pacific was announced later, which comes amid North Korea’s frequent nuclear tests and tense U.S.-China tensions….