Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Ⅲ and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken emphasized the importance of the Indo-Pacific Region by becoming the first cabinet-level members of the Biden Administration to travel to Japan and South Korea.The secretaries met with leaders in both countries to discuss a range of regional and local concerns. Topics of discussion included the rise of China, North Korea, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the steps that must be taken to combat climate change. In Tokyo, Blinken and Austin participated in the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee with Foreign Affairs Minister ToshimitsuMotegi and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, and in Seoul, they attended the U.S.-South Korea foreign and defense ministerial.
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