Bolstering US-Japan technology ties is key to deterring threats in Asia
Benjamin McMartin and Bernice Kiyo Glenn
January 13
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A top security issue for the incoming Biden administration must be forging closer technology ties with Japan as a counterweight to the trinity of mutual adversaries we face in Asia.
The ascendancy of China combined with the technological know-how of Russia and the ever-mercurial North Korean regime present a combined threat that is increasingly destabilizing to the region and highly worrisome for both Washington and Tokyo. As a result, nurturing the U.S.-Japan relationship has never been more important.