The antagonism against China marking US President Joe Biden’s Asia trip is expected to reach a climax during his visit to Japan, as the latter has gradually descended into becoming a US vassal in containing China and hopes to shore up its own regional influence, observers said, as Biden arrived in Japan on Sunday.
Biden says he is "not concerned" about the risks of a fresh weapons test while he is in the region. He has spent two days with South Korea's newly elected President Yoon Suk-yeol. The pair say they are looking at expanding the "scope and scale" of joint military exercises.
On Thursday, China organised a BRICS Plus format meeting that was attended by the foreign ministers of BRICS and nine other countries. Established in 2006, the. 20.05.2022, Sputnik International
A day before US President Joe Biden s Asia trip, a 25-pronged joint statement was finalized at the BRICS foreign ministers meeting Thursday night Beijing time, which includes consensus on increasing the role of emerging economies in inclusive global governance, support for Russia-Ukraine negotiations, counterterrorism and arms control, as well as the possible BRICS expansion.