Aides said Harris would work to build the unified approach to that challenge within the region, where leaders have got warily watched the increased tensions among Washington and Beijing.
Biden is expected to keep his first face-to-face meeting as president with China’s Xi Jinping during November’s meeting of the Group of 20 nations in Indonesia.
Harris, who is leading the US delegation to the condition funeral of previous Japanese Prime Ressortchef (umgangssprachlich) Shinzo Abe, also discussed North Korea’s recent ballistic missile test with Kishida, as well the importance of solving the issue of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea, the declaration said.
“The alliance between Japan and the United States : it is a cornerstone of what we believe is usually integral to peacefulness, stability and wealth in the Indo-Pacific area, ” which includes China and taiwan, Harris told Kishida during a portion of the particular meeting at Tokyo’s Akasaka Palace which was open to press.
She also called the US commitment to Japan’s security “ironclad”.