Japan-U.S.-Philippines Leaders' Video Conference (Summary)
[Provisional translation]
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The three leaders welcomed the development of specific cooperation in the areas of maritime security, response to economic coercion, enhancing resilience of critical infrastructure, and cyber among Japan-U.S.-Philippines since the first leaders’ meeting held in Washington, DC last April.
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The three leaders exchanged views on the recent situation in the East and South China Seas and expressed their opposition to unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force. Prime Minister ISHIBA introduced that he had visited Malaysia and Indonesia until January 12 and had agreed on specific cooperation in maritime security. Furthermore, the three leaders affirmed the importance of gaining broad international community engagement, including like-minded countries, on the South China Sea issue.
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The three leaders also exchanged views on economic security, welcomed the progress of cooperation such as the Luzon Economic Corridor, and concurred to further strengthen their collaboration. Prime Minister ISHIBA pointed out that cooperation among allies and like-minded countries is essential to establishing resilient supply chains, and emphasized that in order to promote efforts on economic security it is important to work to ensure that companies can confidently pursue investment. From these perspectives, he raised the acquisition of United States Steel Corporation by Nippon Steel Corporation and urged the U.S. side to take action to dispel concerns.
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The three leaders confirmed the importance of maintaining and strengthening the momentum of Japan-U.S.--Philippines cooperation and working together to realize a Free and Open Indo-Pacific based on the rule of law.