Regional threats push Japan, South Korea to Camp David trilateral summit with Biden
WASHINGTON — With the twin threats of North Korea and China uniting them, the leaders of Japan and South Korea put aside a history of animus and joined President Joe Biden on Friday at Camp David for a rare three-way summit to plan a joint, long-term defense strategy.
Hailing a “new chapter” in trilateral relations, Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol announced a series of steps, including annual military exercises, improved ballistic missile detection systems, a regional crisis hotline and other measures, to bolster their ability to confront belligerent forces.
“Our countries are stronger and the world will be safer as we stand together,” Biden said from the leafy grounds of the presidential retreat in Maryland, with Kishida and Yoon at his
