U.S. Undersecretary of State Xueman (middle), Japanese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kenyoshi Mori (left), and South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong (right) held a trilateral meeting in Washington. After the meeting, a joint statement reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.

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Joint statement reaffirms importance of maintaining stability across Taiwan Strait

[Compiled by Lin Yuxuan/Comprehensive Report] On the 13th, the top diplomats of the United States, Japan and South Korea held a trilateral meeting in Washington. After the meeting, the joint statement reiterated that they strongly oppose any country's attempt to change the status quo by force or coercion.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Snowman mentioned in the post-meeting press conference that the U.S., Japan and South Korea will work with allies to resist China's actions that disrupt the international order and strive to maintain peace across the Taiwan Strait.

Xueman, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Mori Kenyoshi, and South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong held a trilateral meeting in Washington to discuss international affairs such as the Taiwan Strait, North Korea, and the Ukrainian-Russian War. After the meeting, a joint press conference was held in the State Council, and more than A joint statement of 1,200 words.

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The United States, Japan and South Korea reiterated in their joint statement that they strongly oppose any attempt by any party to change the status quo through force or coercion, including the Indo-Pacific region; they firmly support the rule of law, including freedom of navigation and flight, and compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

They emphasized that their stance on the Taiwan issue would not change, and reiterated the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, which is an indispensable element for the security and prosperity of the international community.

There is no mention of China in the statement

In a joint statement, the three parties condemned North Korea for testing the largest number of missiles in history last year, and demanded that North Korea immediately stop such irresponsible behavior, abide by all relevant UN Security Council resolutions, and restart negotiations.

In the statement, the United States, Japan and South Korea promised to further strengthen and diversify the development of trilateral security cooperation to counter North Korea's threat to regional and global security.

The text of the joint statement did not mention China at all, but Xueman said at the press conference after the meeting that the main message of the trilateral meeting is that the United States will, together with Japan, South Korea and other allies, resist China's actions that challenge the international order, including its actions in South China Sea and East China Sea destabilizing actions, and efforts to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, but will also seek cooperation with China on the issue of climate change.