On Friday, August 18, gathered at the Camp David (Maryland, United States) summer home, Americans, Japanese and South Koreans reaffirmed their desire for reconciliation in the security and economic spheres in the face of Chinese and North Korean threats. Overcoming old differences despite some reluctance to blindly follow the US in China, Joe Biden, Fumio Kishida and America’s hostility Yoon Seok-yul a “Spirit of Camp David” to swear “A New Era of Tripartite Cooperation”. However, all three partners denied wanting to formalize a true alliance.
The meeting has been arranged against a backdrop of tensions with China and North Korea. Japan launched fighter jets on August 18 after two Russian II-38 spy planes were spotted off the coast of the Sea of Japan. A few days ago, the Russian and Chinese navies, currently engaged in joint exercises in the Pacific Ocean and East China Sea, passed nine ships between the islands of Okinawa and Miyakojima (southwest of Japan).
“Illegal Maritime Claims”
China launched operations in the Taiwan Strait on Saturday in response to a visit to the US by Taiwan’s vice president after a standoff with the Philippines over a disputed coral reef. William Lay. North Korea, for its part, sent fighter jets on August 17 to counter a US strategic spy plane that had intruded into its airspace. In July, it launched a new Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile.
Participants in the Camp David meeting called on North Korea “Abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programs”. When refusing to participate a “China Summit”They condemned “Dangerous and aggressive behavior” And this “Illegal Maritime Claims” From Beijing. They also reaffirmed “The Importance of Peace and Stability in the Taiwan Strait”.
Specifically, the Camp David meeting should result in enhanced security cooperation, particularly a “Counseling Effort” In case of common threats. This is the first event between the three partners, who will set up a multi-year program of joint military exercises and intensify information sharing.
The economic component has not been neglected as the three leaders want to make it the new pillar of their partnership. They developed an alert mechanism regarding the risks of shortage of certain products or raw materials. And expand their cooperation to technology standards or clean energy, biotechnology and artificial intelligence.
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