Washington
It is an unprecedented summit that was held Friday at Camp David, the holiday resort of American presidents. For the first time, the leaders of South Korea and Japan were invited together for a trilateral meeting with Joe Biden. The aim was to show a united front in the face of North Korea's growing threats and China's rising influence.
The US president, since his accession to the White House, has tried to restore relations with the allies of the United States, very disrupted by four years of Trump presidency. But he has also made Asia, particularly China, the center of his policy. "This is a historic event," said Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser. "This summit opens a new era in tripartite cooperation for the United States, Japan and South Korea."
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