summit: Implications for S. Korea

미일정상회담, 주요 논제와 한반도 영향 Good evening to our viewers in Korea and hello to others watching from around the world, welcome to Within the Frame I’m Han Da-eun in Seoul. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making an official visit to the United States this week. The highlight of the visit will be his summit with President Joe Biden, where the two are expected to discuss a major military upgrade of their 70-year defense alliance. Why does the defense shakeup come now, and how would it impact South Korea? For some insights, we turn to Kim Yang-gyu, Principal Researcher at the East Asia Institute who joins us via Zoom. Also with us tonight is VOA Correspondent Jessica Stone. (KIM) Q1. The summit will take place amid heightened geopolitical tensions and rapidly evolving security dynamics in Asia and Europe. First, let’s explore the significance of the meeting itself. (STONE) Q2. Give us an overview of the wide range of topics that will be discussed during the Biden-Kishida summit. (KIM) Q3. Zooming in on the biggest upgrade in the U.S. and Japan’s military alliance since 1960 what specific steps are expected, and why are the long-time allies seeking a historic defense shakeup now? (STONE) Q4. Taking a deeper look into the military upgrade, the two allies are set to discuss the launch of a new project for the joint production of defense equipment, according to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell. He also alluded to technical cooperation between Japan and AUKUS, security pact. What have you learned so far about this? (KIM) Q5. Another key watchpoint is the South trilateral security cooperation amid rising threats from North Korea and its growing ties with Russia. Do you expect more progress on this front from where the three countries left off in Camp David last year? (KIM) Q6. Kishida has been seeking a sweeping defense overhaul since taking office after years of Japan’s pacifism. Would the landmark military upgrade, on top of the country’s boosted defense, bolster Japan’s role within the Seoul-Washington-Tokyo trilateral security partnership? What implications might this hold for security relations between Korea and Japan? (STONE) Q7. Some reports also indicate that Biden would show support for the North Korea-Japan summit as Kishida seeks to materialize talks with Kim Jong-un. What is Washington’s stance on the Pyongyang-Tokyo summit? (STONE) Q8. Speculations are high that leaders of South Korea, U.S., and Japan will meet on the sidelines of the NATO summit set to be held in Washington in July. What are you hearing about this? (KIM) Q9. Meanwhile, South Korea’s foreign ministry is making arrangements to materialize the Seoul-Beijing-Tokyo summit soon as the chair nation of the trilateral summit that has been stalled since December 2019. Could the efforts bear fruit this time, and what issues would top the agenda? And that brings us to the end of this show. Thank you for watching, Good bye for now. #SouthKorea #UnitedStates #Japan #Diplomacy #Summit #대한민국 #미국 #일본 #한미일_정상회담 #미일_정상회담 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2024-04-09, 18:30 (KST)