U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
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The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) sanctions last month on four U.S.
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The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan on the occasion of the 2022 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee.
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SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, let me kick things off by just again saying welcome to everyone.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa.
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SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon. Foreign Minister Baerbock, we had a terrific first meeting in Liverpool and it’s really a pleasure to welcome you to Washington, to the United States for the first time in your new role as foreign minister.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, joined by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, will meet virtually with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo on January 6, for the 2022 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (“2+2”) Meeting.
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On behalf of the United States of America, I extend my support for the people of Burma as they celebrate their Independence Day on January 4.
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At the second Japan-U.S. Clean Energy Partnership (JUCEP) plenary meeting on December 15, 2021, the United States and Japan, led by the U.S. Department of State and Japan’s Ministry of Economy.
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President Biden today signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, underscoring the United States’ commitment to combatting forced labor, including in the context of the ongoing genocide in Xinjiang.
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The United States condemns the attacks committed on December 24 by the Burmese military in Kayah State, which killed at least 35, including women and children and two staff members of the international aid organization Save the Children.
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The Hong Kong government’s December 29 raid and arrest of seven senior staff at Stand News have forced yet another of the few remaining bastions of free and independent media in Hong Kong to cease operations.