35year occupation of the peninsula. The United States has long tried to strengthen the relationship to create a more formidable bond across asia. But it hasnt quite worked until now. Whats changed . And will todays summit lead to something in writing, a joint agreement between all three nations . What would that mean for china . Joining me now is nbc news senior White House Correspondent kelly odonnell, who is at camp david, you saw her there with the president and the the director of the meeting. How did President Biden get these two leaders to come and stand side by side at camp david today . Reporter part of it has been one of the themes of the biden presidency, where hes wanted to strengthen this relationship in part because of the rise of China Economically and militarily weve seen, and of course the ongoing threats from north korea. So as you pointed out, the u. S. Has strong independent relationships with these two nations despite generations of being at war with each of them. W
35-year occupation of the peninsula. the united states has long tried to strengthen the relationship to create a more formidable bond across asia. but it hasn t quite worked until now. what s changed? and will today s summit lead to something in writing, a joint agreement between all three nations? what would that mean for china? joining me now is nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o donnell, who is at camp david, you saw her there with the president and the the director of the meeting. how did president biden get these two leaders to come and stand side by side at camp david today? reporter: part of it has been one of the themes of the biden presidency, where he s wanted to strengthen this relationship in part because of the rise of china economically and
cabinet members and officials. the agenda for this year s summit ambitious and the british prime minister presiding over the conference admits it will be a heavy lift. he says the paris climate talks of 2015 were much easier by comparison, because much of the nitty-gritty details had been postponed until now. britain s prince charles is warning of a dangerously narrow window to tackle the climate crisis. he delivered a keynote address at an event in saudi arabia by video, saying it was imperative the upcoming summit lead to concrete actions. the experts are telling policy makers that cop-26 must pursue ambitious, nationally determined contributions that have clear baselines and net zero by 2050. we simply must heed this message and above all, consider the kind of future existence that we are