Japan, U.S. top diplomats agree to unite in response to China

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken on Monday agreed to step up cooperation in dealing with issues related to China and reconfirmed the importance of maintaining stability and peace across the Taiwan Strait.In their second in-person meeting, Motegi and Blinken confirmed that the two countries will "strongly oppose" any unilateral attempts by China to change the status quo by force in the East and South China seas, as pledged by their leaders last month in Washington, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.On North Korea, the top diplomats during t…READ FULL ARTICLE