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Japanese security adviser affirms close ties with top U.S. officials

National Sep 24, 2020

Japanese security adviser affirms close ties with top U.S. officials

In a meeting with Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, Kitamura said the Japan-U.S. alliance will remain the cornerstone of Japan's foreign and security policy.

With eye on China, U.S. aims to 'formalize' four-nation 'Quad' security grouping

Asia Pacific Sep 1, 2020

With eye on China, U.S. aims to 'formalize' four-nation 'Quad' security grouping

by Jesse Johnson

The move comes as Japan, Australia, India and U.S. increasingly take a hard line on Beijing.

U.S. envoy arrives in Japan for talks on North Korea and Hong Kong

National Jul 9, 2020

U.S. envoy arrives in Japan for talks on North Korea and Hong Kong

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun arrived in Tokyo on Thursday to discuss China's crackdown on Hong Kong and the stalled effort to denuclearize North Korea. Biegun, the top American envoy for North Korea, held talks over dinner with Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Akiba ...

U.S.-North Korea talks 'more important than anything,' Moon tells Xi

Asia Pacific / Politics Dec 24, 2019

U.S.-North Korea talks 'more important than anything,' Moon tells Xi

It is "more important than anything" to keep up the momentum for talks between the United States and North Korea, South Korean President Moon Jae-in told Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday. North Korea has set a year-end deadline for the United States ...

Japanese officials and U.S. envoy agree to stay in step on North Korea

National / Politics Dec 19, 2019

Japanese officials and U.S. envoy agree to stay in step on North Korea

The top U.S. envoy for North Korea agreed with senior officials of the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday to continue working closely together amid a standstill in denuclearization talks with Pyongyang. Stephen Biegun and Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Akiba confirmed the importance of trilateral cooperation with ...

Trump says U.S. is watching North Korea closely and would be upset if something is 'in the works'

Asia Pacific / Politics Dec 17, 2019

Trump says U.S. is watching North Korea closely and would be upset if something is 'in the works'

President Donald Trump on Monday said he would be disappointed if something is "in the works" in North Korea and the United States is watching activities in the Asian nation closely. "I'd be disappointed if something would be in the works, and if it is, ...

Pentagon denies report U.S. mulls pulling up to 4,000 troops from South Korea

World Nov 21, 2019

Pentagon denies report U.S. mulls pulling up to 4,000 troops from South Korea

The United States has denied a South Korean news report that it is considering withdrawing up to 4,000 troops from South Korea if Seoul does not pay more for maintaining the 28,500-strong U.S. contingent deterring North Korean aggression. South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported Thursday ...

U.S., Japan and South Korea to discuss U.S.-North Korea talks during Washington meet

National / Politics Oct 7, 2019

U.S., Japan and South Korea to discuss U.S.-North Korea talks during Washington meet

Senior government officials from the United States, Japan and South Korea will meet in Washington this week to discuss the outcome of U.S.-North Korea working-level talks, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said Monday. U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun, who represented the United ...

Mike Pompeo says North Korea talks have not resumed as quickly as hoped

Asia Pacific / Politics Aug 21, 2019

Mike Pompeo says North Korea talks have not resumed as quickly as hoped

The United States has not returned to the negotiation table with North Korea as quickly as it had hoped, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday, but he added that Washington knew there would be "bumps on the road" in the denuclearization talks. Speaking ...

Senior North Korean diplomat arrives in Beijing as top U.S. denuclearization official visits Chinese capital

Asia Pacific / Politics Mar 26, 2019

Senior North Korean diplomat arrives in Beijing as top U.S. denuclearization official visits Chinese capital

A North Korean top diplomat arrived in Beijing from Pyongyang on Tuesday morning, Kyodo News confirmed, with state-run media saying he is scheduled to visit Laos. Upon arrival at a VIP section of Beijing's international airport, Ri Su Yong, a vice chairman of the ruling ...

Go big or go home? Top U.S. envoy for North Korea nuclear talks rules out piecemeal approach

Asia Pacific / Politics | ANALYSIS Mar 12, 2019

Go big or go home? Top U.S. envoy for North Korea nuclear talks rules out piecemeal approach

by Jesse Johnson

The Trump administration's approach to North Korean denuclearization negotiations is becoming increasingly simple to digest: Go big or go home. That was the message U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun delivered Monday in a speech at the Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference. In a ...

Trump's North Korea envoy Stephen Biegun: A capable man in an impossible job?

Asia Pacific Feb 24, 2019

Trump's North Korea envoy Stephen Biegun: A capable man in an impossible job?

Days before a second U.S.-North Korea summit, much rests on the shoulders of a former auto executive trying to find common ground between an American president seeking a big foreign policy win and a North Korean leader who seems unlikely to hand him one. Stephen ...

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