API Geoeconomic Briefing is a series provided by the Asia Pacific Initiative, an independent think tank based in Tokyo. The series will look into geopolitical and economic trends in the post-COVID-19 world, with a particular focus on technology and innovation, global supply chains, international rule-making and climate change.
The top diplomatic priorities for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s administration are to stabilize Japan's good relations with the United States and China.
These were probably the most significant diplomatic legacy of the previous administration of Shinzo Abe. But now U.S.-China relations are deteriorating further amid the COVID-19 pandemic, making the situation even more difficult for Japan to navigate.