Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday agreed to further their cooperation across regional security, technology and global problems such as climate change, showcasing the strength of the alliance to counter China's rise.A joint statement issued after their first in-person meeting underscored the pressing challenges posed by China's assertiveness in the region, including over Taiwan, making it the first time in more than half a century that the self-ruled island was explicitly mentioned by Japanese and U.S. leaders in such a document."We committed to wo…READ FULL ARTICLE
