taliban continues to crack down on the rights of female journalists. and we do begin in japan this hour where u.s. president joe biden is pivoting to economic alliances as he tackles is second leg of a high stakes diplomatic nour asia. earlier he called on the japanese emperor at the japanese palace. he later arooied for talks where mr. biden reaffirmed america s support for japan. u.s./japanese alliance has long been the corner stone of peace and prosperity in the indo-pacific, and the united states remains fully committed to japan s defense, and we will face the challenges today and the future together. now, while much of the focus? south korea was on the threats from north korea, in japan, all eyes are on the footprint. mr. biden is set to reveal his administration s new framework for the region. the goal to boost ties between the indo-pacific and native allies. he will bring a similar message to the meaning of the so-called quad alliance where he ll speak with leade
yesterday, he released a statement critical of the u.s. indo-pacific economic framework that kevin explained that s meant to boost economic growth in the region by securing strong and fair economy. his statement reads, facts will prove that the so-called indo-pacific strategy is a strategy to create division, provoke conflict and harm peace. no matter how it is packaged, it is doomed the fail. this isn t a rivalry between the u.s. and china or china and japan, the tension exist based on how regional powers here are going to expand their influence. the u.s. and japan have not been shy about calling out china for them attempting to change the status quo in the east and south china seas by increasing its maritime assertiveness. i ll point out biden visited japan in 2013, and the context was completely different, but
patrolling japanese territorial waters near taiwan. a trpresence that increased almt every year the past two decades. the japan forced to scramble fighter jets to respond to threatening air space. it s doubled. 110 kilometers away from taiwan i was told by many of the people living there making a living off its coast that china s constant presence in the threat of war right on their doorstep has them worried about the future. according to experts, this isn t a rivalry between the u.s. and china or china and japan. the tension here exists based on how regional powers are going about expanding their influence. take a listen. this is a rivalry between systems. between an expansionist authoritarian, kicktorial military system. as shown beijing operates as it