Biden to Visit Japan from 22nd to 24th Following South Korea... Focus on Containing China

U.S. President Joe Biden arrived on the 20th at Osan Air Base in Gyeonggi Province aboard his official aircraft, Air Force One, and was greeted by Foreign Minister Park Jin (left). President Biden will visit South Korea from the 20th to the 22nd and Japan from the 22nd to the 24th. / Osan = Photo by Joint Press Corps

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] Following U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Korea, he will visit Japan from the 22nd to the 24th.

According to local media on the 20th, President Biden is scheduled to leave Korea on the evening of the 22nd and arrive in Japan.

He will officially begin his schedule the next day, the 23rd, by meeting Emperor Naruhito in the morning. Following that, he will hold a U.S.-Japan summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during the morning.

The U.S.-Japan summit is expected to focus on countering China as a key agenda item. Japanese media anticipate that the joint statement released after the summit will explicitly state a policy of jointly "deterring and responding" to China's actions.

On the same day, President Biden is also expected to officially announce the launch of the U.S.-led "Indo-Pacific Economic Framework" (IPEF) in the presence of Prime Minister Kishida.

IPEF is a type of economic consultative body that the U.S. is promoting by rallying allied and partner countries to curb China's expanding economic influence in the Indo-Pacific region.

On the 24th, the Quad summit will be held in Tokyo. This will be the second in-person Quad summit since last September. The Quad is a consultative group among the U.S., Japan, Australia, and India aimed at countering China.

The leaders are also expected to discuss international issues such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine.