WASHINGTON (TVBS News) — United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Cameron and United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken affirmed their shared stance on peace in the Taiwan Strait during talks in Washington on Tuesday (April 9).
Blinken pointed out that the U.S. and the U.K. have expressed resistance against China's unfair trade practices, including the global economic impact of China's overcapacity.
The US Secretary of State also highlighted the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) security partnership, describing Australia's choice to have U.K. companies develop nuclear submarines as a "milestone in integrating the defense industrial bases of the three countries."
AUKUS, established in 2021, involves the U.S. and U.K. supporting Australia's deployment of nuclear submarines to counter China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, who is currently visiting the U.S., will discuss how Japan can establish a partnership with AUKUS.
Kishida is set to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington on Wednesday (April 10) and is expected to discuss new areas of cooperation between the two countries, including military ties, military defense equipment, and collaboration in space, artificial intelligence, and global supply chains.
Mira Rapp-Hooper, Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania at the White House National Security Council, added that the U.S. and Japan have reached a unified position on the Taiwan issue.