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Anthony Albanese pledges climate commitments while meeting with Quad leaders in Tokyo

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declares that Australia's commitment to the Quad "will not change" under his government, while stressing that climate change is one of his key strategic priorities.

ABC News

Quad leaders vow free and open Indo-Pacific, action on climate

U.S. would stand with its allies to push for a free and open Indo-Pacific region, says Biden.

The Hindu

What is the Quad, and how did it come about?

Leaders of the US, Japan, Australia and India have gathered in Tokyo for a summit of the Quad. What are its origins?

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Anthony Albanese in Tokyo for tense Quad talks after Joe Biden says US would defend Taiwan

Labor leader in tight position after China said dialogue with US, India and Japan would be test of new Australian prime minister’s ‘political wisdom’

The Guardian - AU

Biden says US would intervene militarily in Taiwan if necessary

TOKYO — President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States would intervene militarily in Taiwan if necessary, in an apparent shift away from the U.S. policy of “strategic ambiguity” that quickly ratcheted up tensions with China.

Los Angeles Times

Sushi, Pacific lobster … cheeseburgers: Japanese food fit for a president

Joe Biden’s hosts have treated him to Tokyo’s finest cuisine, but entertaining US presidents hasn’t always gone to plan

The Guardian - AU

US unveils Asia-Pacific trade framework with Thailand among starting list of members

TOKYO: US President Joe Biden launched a new Asia-Pacific trade initiative on Monday in Tokyo, with 13 countries including India and Japan signed up, although questions about the pact's effectiveness remain.

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US would defend Taiwan if attacked by China, says Joe Biden

President says US’s responsibility to protect island is ‘even stronger’ after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Joe Biden says US would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan against China

President Joe Biden says the US would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan, in one of the most forceful and overt statements in support of Taiwan in decades.

ABC News

Russian Offensive Turns to Key Donbas City, Heavy Shelling

Ukrainians were digging in to defend the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk as it endured heavy bombardment from Russian forces trying to take the industrial area known as the Donbas. In Tokyo on Monday, President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida joined in condemning Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden says the U.S. would be willing to intervene militarily to defend Taiwan

A White House official said Biden's comments did not reflect a policy shift, even though the U.S. traditionally has avoided making such an explicit security guarantee to Taiwan.

WEKU

Japan an ‘indispensable partner’ in India’s continuing transformation: PM Modi

PM discusses opportunities in digital learning, FinTech, infra and logistics network with head of Japanese IT giant NEC Corporation.

The Hindu

Biden Reinforces Japan Ties, Unveils Asia Trade Initiative

President Joe Biden met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo ahead of the unveiling of a multinational trade initiative Monday as part of his push to reinvigorate US strategic power across Asia. Fresh from a three-day visit to another key US ally, South Korea, Biden praised Tokyo as a…

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Biden says weighs reducing tariffs on China, asking OPEC to pump more oil

U.S. President Joe Biden said he was weighing cutting tariffs on Chinese goods while increasing calls on OPEC to raise oil production as he grappled with a politically damaging wave of inflation.

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Kishida: Biden Supports Japan Joining UN Security Council

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that US President Joe Biden supports Japan's bid to join a “reformed” UN Security Council. If approved by the UN, Japan would join Britain, China, France, Russia, and the US as permanent members of the international body's security council. Biden also gave his…

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PM Modi: Closer India-Japan cooperation key pillar for secure Indo-Pacific

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his two-day Japan visit on Monday, he underscored the importance of closer India-Japan cooperation and said this partnership is a key pillar of a stable and secure Indo-Pacific region. Read further on Dynamite News:

Reuters

With U.S. help, Japan wants to go from player to power in space

Space is a key area of cooperation for Japan with the United States, its closest ally, amid heightened tensions with an increasingly assertive China, which itself aims to become a space power.

The Independent UK

Biden to lay out in Japan who's joining new Asia trade pact

President Joe Biden is set to launch a long-anticipated Indo-Pacific trade pact on Monday

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PM Modi arrives in Japan on two-day visit to attend Quad summit, bilaterals

Tokyo Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 23 arrived in Japan on a two-day visit to attend a summit

Axios

Biden says U.S. troops would defend Taiwan if Chinese military attacks

"The idea that it could be taken by force, just taken by force ... it's just not appropriate," Biden said.

The Hindu

PM to attend Tokyo launch of U.S. trade initiative

India is yet to take a decision on joining trade partnership framework, but is keen to understand the ‘contours’ of the plan

Reuters

Biden in Japan to launch regional economic plan to counter Beijing

President Joe Biden arrived in Japan on Sunday to launch a plan for greater U.S. economic engagement with the Indo-Pacific, facing criticism even before the programme is announced that it will offer scant benefit to countries in the region.

Reuters

Japan PM Kishida calls China's development in E. China Sea "unacceptable"

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday that he was disappointed in China's efforts to develop areas in the East China Sea, saying that it was "unacceptable."

Reuters

Kishida assures Philippines president-elect Marcos of Japan's economic commitment

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed resolve to continue economic cooperation with the Philippines during a telephone conversation on Friday with President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Japan's embassy in Manila said.

Al Jazeera

Biden begins Asia tour aimed at boosting Indo-Pacific ties

US president visits South Korea, Japan to strengthen Indo-Pacific alliances amid China’s rise and Russia-Ukraine war.

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