US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Japan next week to strengthen cooperation with China or September 30 at 11:36
The US State Department has announced that for the first time since the inauguration of the Kan administration, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Japan, Mongolia and South Korea next week.
It is expected that opinions will be exchanged to strengthen cooperation with each country in order to counter China, which is accelerating its advance into the ocean in the East China Sea.
The US State Department announced on the 29th that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit three Asian countries, Japan, Mongolia and South Korea, from October 4th to 8th.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be visiting Japan for the first time since the inauguration of the Kan administration, and talks with Prime Minister Kan have been coordinated. I will attend the meeting.
After visiting Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on the 7th, he will visit Seoul, South Korea, and meet with high-ranking officials of the South Korean government.
The Trump administration aims to further strengthen security cooperation with Asian countries in order to counter China, which is rapidly expanding its influence in the Indo-Pacific region, such as accelerating marine expansion into the East China Sea and South China Sea. With this visit in anticipation of the US presidential election in November, it is expected that opinions will be exchanged with each country to increase pressure on China.