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 militarily we ve 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
any minute now, joe biden is set to speak alongside the leaders of japan and south korea. the president using camp david to help deepen ties between these two key allies, especially amid increasing provocative actions by china and north korea. we ll bring you his remarks live. plus, the atf now on the ground, joining the investigation in hawaii into what caused the fires on maui. more than 1,000 people are still missing. crews have not even searched half of the burn zone. lawyers for donald trump are pushing to delay his federal trial for more than two years. we ll show you their legal arguments, why they are arguing to push it back, and whether the judge in the case will buy their reasoning. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. at any moment, we re expecting to hear from joe biden and the leaders of japan and south korea. you re looking at a live picture right now of camp david. today, they
East and south china seas are continuing, and missile threats of north korea is only becoming more frequent. under such circumstances to make our trilateral strategic collaboration blossom and bloom is only logical and almost inevitable and is required within this era. the three of us here today declare our determination to pioneer that a new era of japan/u.s./rok partnership. how we will advance with cooperation of the three countries going forward, i will discuss from three perspectives.
And is required in this era. the three of us here today declare our determination for a new era of japan/u.s./rok partnership. how we will advance the cooperation of our three countries going forward, i will discuss from three perspectives. firstly, the coordination between the japan, u.s., and the rok alliances will be reinforced and trilateral security cooperation will be brought to a new height. at this meetings we agreed to hold the multidomain joint exercises on an annual basis.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính led a Vietnamese delegation to attend ASEAN Summits with partners within the framework of the 40th, 41st ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 11.