Going away with big plans

The visit to Korea was added later, but was not initially intended. In both Japan and Korea in recent times, there has been a change of government with the regency of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Japan and President Yoon Suk-yeol in Korea.

Since taking office in the US at the end of January last year until now, Mr. Biden has not traveled abroad much and only visited a few times with traditional military allies and strategic partners in Europe. Therefore, this trip to the Asia-Pacific region of Mr. Biden, although belated, is still a particularly outstanding event in world politics.

The general context of this foreign trip of Mr. Biden is also quite special. The war in Ukraine between Russia and Ukraine has forced Mr. Biden now to put his top priorities in foreign policy and world politics and security in dealing with Russia, leading allies and partners in Europe, and pouring money. into Ukraine so that Ukraine can hold off Russia and make Russia fail in Ukraine and in Europe.

The United States has been somewhat distracted by the United States’ strategic confrontation and competition in all respects. Meanwhile, North Korea has repeatedly launched missiles and the US cannot rule out the possibility that North Korea is about to conduct a nuclear test. China, on the other hand, targets the long-term strategic intentions of the US and Australia in the Indo-Pacific region with the agreement on security cooperation signed between China and the Solomon Islands. By helping Russia really effectively and practically, China can also make it very difficult for the US and its allies to deal with Russia in Europe.

Mr. Joe Biden used this Asia-Pacific trip to establish and strengthen the US’s leading and dominant role in all aspects in the large Indo-Pacific region. On Mr. Biden’s agenda, therefore, the top highlights are responding to North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, strategic competition with China, and continuing to structure the large Asia-Pacific region according to interests and rules of the game of the United States and other partners in the so-called Diamond Quartet.

Mr. Joe Biden wanted to reassure allies and strengthen alliances with allies, especially Japan and South Korea, specifically showing strong support for Mr. Fumio Kishida and Mr. Yoon Suk-yeol. While North Korea is promoting its nuclear and missile programs, the United States and two traditional strategic military allies in Northeast Asia deal with a kind of “dual strategy” of both strengthening deterrence and showing readiness. dialogue with North Korea. Mr. Joe Biden and Mr. Yoon Suk-yeol have agreed to not only increase the frequency but also expand the scope of the joint exercises. The matter of bilateral joint exercises between the US and South Korea as well as trilateral with the participation of Japan has always been extremely sensitive for North Korea.

In Japan, in addition to the two main items on the agenda, North Korea and China, Mr. Biden and Mr. Kishida will unify views and coordinate actions so that the US and Japan form the most decisive match in the future. Diamond quartet. These two prepare to accompany each other in the next meeting of the four countries in Japan. The White House said that when he arrives in Japan, Mr. Biden will announce a new US initiative on creating and developing the Indo-Pacific region called The Indo – Pacific Economic Framework For Prosperity (IPEF). roughly translated as Economic Framework for Prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. The great intentions of the US in this large area are more specific and gradually institutionalized.