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Septim Dynasty
Just like Xi Jinping, Biden appears to snub Japan as the USA has many difficulties in domestic affairs. Biden is unlikely to visit any nation soon in the mist of the global pandemic.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Xi-Jinping-s-temple-snub-hints-at-Japan-s-drop-on-priority-list
China recently became the most important trade partner to Japan, yet Xi Jinping does not give any significant remark about his future visit to Japan. The US already had the Mutual Cooperation and Security treaty with Japan where the US military had nigh-omnipotent power over Japan in case of wartime. There is no need to foster ties with someone who is perfectly under control. American visits to Japan are largely PR affairs that have no political substance to change the world - PR affairs to show that Americans are committed to all allies.
Japan should have heeded and followed Yukio Hatoyama's path but too bad he was shanked politically by the Yanks and Japanese cronies.
Nah, that's Israel.
South Korea and the EU pursue the independent path away from the USA. Their multilateralism is working as their economies weathered well against the pandemic due to their fostered relations with China. Especially with South Korea, they emerged minorly damaged from the pandemic, while Japan took the full blow heavily.
The US has no obligation in interfering with a regional petty squabble.
Give this man, 1 million yens for answering perfectly!
dagon
Despite the claims of the Japanese nationalists, Japan has been receding in importance vis a vis the US at an alarming rate for the past 20 years.
And a large part of it is due to Japan's own turn towards insularity and irrelevance, modelled by its conservative leaders and establishment institutions.
kurisupisu
Where is the news in this article?
ReasonandWisdomNippon
Does it matter if they meet? Not as much as you think.
We already know Biden position, this will be another Obama term.
I'm not confident in Biden. I don't consider him a friend of Japan. Why?
2015 Comfort Woman deal. Biden and Obama supported that deal. 2017 Moon broke the deal.... No response from anyone on S. Korea breaking another agreement with Japan.
Under Biden and Obama, South Korea was more aggressive, using radar to target Japanese ships in Japan Sea. Remember?
S. Korea not part of Quad alliance. S. Korea only cares to fight if North Korea attacks them.
Come USA, come Japan....But we won't do the same in return for you!
No balance China for S. Korea. That burden is not for them. Not for S. Korea.
HimariYamada
Japan is the most important country to the US. It makes sense for Biden to meet Suga first. Eat your heart out. South Korea and EU.