On this episode of The Backstory, host Rachel Blevins discussed several topics from around the globe, including the shortcomings of Bidenomics in tackling the economic issues in the United States.
The United States seeks to modernize the command structure of its decades-old security alliance with Japan to deal with a "much more assertive China" including toward Taiwan, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel says as the two countries look to discuss the issue at an upcoming summit in Washington.
Japan, the United States and South Korea are considering making their trilateral summits a regular event to demonstrate their close ties amid growing security threats from North Korea and China, diplomatic sources say.