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Korea. They are testing new form of icbms. President xi not liking this chummy meeting that is going on right now at camp david. Well keep you posted as they come out moments away. Jim ratcliffe is here to tell us what he thinks of all of this and congressman Mike Gallagher, who is the chair of the select committee on china. What a great team we have to talk about this. Theyll be with us in just a moment. First to Jacqui Heinrich who is live on the ground at camp david as we await the president me moment now. Hi, jacqui. Hi, martha. Were waiting for the president to speak. Theyve been walking the grounds speaking informally. Were told a buildin time for that type of discussion outside of their trilateral meeting. This is a significant moment to have these three leaders appearing on a stage together. It was two years ago the deputy secretary of state for the u. S. , windy sherman, had to stand alone on a stage following a trilateral meeting to do a News Conference solo. The Japanese Foreign minister did not want to appear on the same stage as his south korean counterpart. Theres been long on going distrust between these two nations because japan had called the Korean Peninsula between 1910 and The End Of World War Ii shared concerns. Chinas economic coercion and military aggression, especially in the Taiwan Strait and you also have north Koreas Nuclear program that has been causing many concerns for everybody here. The chinese are not happy that this meeting is happening at all. The Foreign Ministry issuing a statement that said this is essentially a block an exclusion ordinary block that will be met with opposition and vigilance, saying this is not something that they want to see happen. The u. S. Has been insisting this has nothing to do with china or one country. The president will announce commitments for these three nations to deepen their Security Ties and their diplomatic ties in the face of the threats in the region, including a commitment to consult with each other in times of distress, a multiyear Military Exercise Plan and deeper coordination and integration on Ballistic Missile defense, improved Information Sharing and communication. This is particularly relevant because you have the north koreans testing a new icbm that is capable of striking the u. S. , a Nuclear Capable icbm and a think tank based in washington has an assessment out, they think russia might be to blame for bringing the north koreans to having this kind of a weapon. So were hearing the president may be coming out here sometime soon. Were going to toss it back to you. This will be a fascinating summit to watch. Its not quite an alliance. Theyve been clear about that. They want to make clear, this is not a new alliance theyre putting together but certainly a new Cooperative Effort between the u. S. , japan and south korea as these challenges continue. Martha obviously any alliance along those lines makes china bristle because its the United States forming bonds with countries right in chinas back yard. So were going to watch this closely. Jackie, thanks very much. Well go back as this gets underway. A little opportunity for reporters to ask questions of President Biden. He has a lot on his plate. So lets bring in former director of national intelligence, John Ratcliffe. Sir, good to have you with us. Thanks for being here. Its interesting these tensions have existed between South Korea And Japan since japan colonized parts of korea preworld war ii. This is a longheld grudge when you think about this relationship with japan. This goes back a long time. Yeah, look, martha, this is an opportunity for the biden administration. Im rooting for them. Theres not been much in terms of Foreign Policy that ive had an opportunity or any of us have had an opportunity to say good things. The failure in afghanistan, the mixed bag in ukraine with russia. Iran and so on. And particularly this chinese aggression. So as was reported at the outset here, especially now, building relationships, alliances, partnerships with South Korea And Japan, you know, in the indopacific right now in the face of chinese aggression is a good thing and a good opportunity. Heres what worries me. What i dont like. In the lead up to this, the talk about this this was not about china. Even though it was a security summit. There was some even debate about whether they should mention china or how they should mention china. Thats a good thing if you have good messaging. What concerns me the same people at the white house that have been calling china a friendly competitor are the people that align the messaging with regard to what china will see from the summit. It could be a terrible thing. What i want them to say is look, were united in containing china and, if necessary, countering or even confronting chinese aggression throughout the indo76. So i think, you know, how this plays out is to be determined. I hope they play it the right way for the sake of not just our National Security posture but japan and south korea as well. Martha you know, we have just received, director ratcliffe, the joint statement from japan, republic of korea and the United States. I expect now this statement has come out, well see the leaders walk out shortly here. The biggest takeaway, we strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the waters of the indopacific. You seen what is happening on behalf of china. Very aggressive, opportunitistic. Also committed to pursuing enhanced Ballistic Missile Defense Cooperation to counter the dprk. We know they have an icbm that the reach the United States and testing it. Your reaction to that. Countering north korea and using a Ballistic Missile is a good thing. But the greatest threat to the United States isnt north korea. Its china. And i would rather see more forceful language that these three countries will put their collective best interests together in front of any selfinterests that they may have in trading with china or doing business separately with china or using our collective force and might to counter chinese aggression, which has been so clear and frankly has bullied the United States for much of the past two years. Martha we see movement here. Theres jake sullivan. I want a quick sound bite. He was asked to comment on the hunter biden situation. Watch this. [question inaudible]. I dont have any comment on that. Martha no comment on that, john. Well, you know, i think the bad news for the white house here is that, you know, last week it was devin archers testimony that joe biden was not telling the truth when he said he wasnt involved with Hunter Bidens Business Dealings in ukraine and burisma and warned the world. But now these documents that jamie comer is requesting reflect that joe biden is the one that said hes not saying the truth. He was using an alias and copying hunter biden on those. This is not going away for the white house. They cannot say no comment. Martha i dont think its going to go away either. Its only getting more substantive as we move forward in terms of the amount of evidence piling up in this situation. Stand by, if you would, as we wait for this statement. I want to bring in the chair of the House Select Committee on china, Mike Gallagher. Thank you for being here today. What do you want to hear when these leaders step out here . I have to agree with my former colleague and director of national intelligence, John Ratcliffe, that i want to hear a clear assessment of the threat posed by china. At times im mystified that theres so much hesitancy to say that china is an increasing threat to peace in the indopacific and globally. Its an increasing threat in terms of economic coercion and cyber warfare. I dont think we gain anything but pulling our rhetorical punches. They seem to believe before we say their name, china may gain power. The opposite is true. That being said, i believe this is a very positive step forward. China has deliberately stoked tension between japan and south korea and an effort to keep our Alliance System divided. But now with three economic allies committed to peace and stability, i think this does a lot to enhance deterrence in tin dough pacific. Triliteral Military Exercises, thats a good thing. Ballistic Missile Defense cooperation, a very good thing. The overall sense that the republic of korea showing that they want to take a Leadership Role alongside the u. S. And japan outside the peninsula where they have been focused on the peninsula for decades. Thats big. What is happening in japan is a massive shift. The investments theyre making in their own defense are should be celebrated. Thats a strong ally that we have doing the right thing. Im happy to see this moving forward. Martha im curious i was looking at a poll of the issues that people care about. No surprise that the economy is at the top. Border security is up near the top as well. But Foreign Policy was at the very bottom of that list. I think people are distracted by the economic struggles. Thats understandable. But id like you to explain why this moment matters and might matter to their children and grandchildren in terms of our National Security at home. Particularly as we get ready for a debate in wisconsin next week where we have great moderators martha thank you. We have an opportunity to bring the issue of china and the new cold war that we find ourselves in with china in the forefront. People should care. This is not just a distant over there threat. This is a right here at home threat. Occasionally we have things like Giant Chinese spy balloons and Illegal Police stations on american soil or espionage, cyber and otherwise happening here in america to remind us of this. If we ignore it, continue to think we have no interest in deterring war with china and beating them in this new cold war with the longterm, were destined to loose. This is the preimminent issue of our age. Well be dealing with it for years to come. We have to force the candidates that are running for president to have a thoughtout position on china. When and if they become commanderinchief, this is the top issue theyre dealing with. Im curious what you think. Vivek ramaswamy has suggested that we only need to help taiwan essentially for as long as it takes to become Semi Conductor independent. After that, its not something that is a National Security interest. What do you say about that . I think our interests with respect to taiwan are broader than just the fact that taiwan is a the fact is, if we allow the ccp to take over taiwan, gave president xi the chance to take over taiwan, he would fulfill the treaty commitments. And of course, we would surrender the region to china. I believe that would be a big step in chinas ultimate ambition, which is to dominate us globally. If the concern is allowing them to have economic power. If they have Semi Conductor power, they would have the same powfer they were the dominant power in the indopacific given the amount of trade in the region. President xi need to not take iowan. Im skeptical that things like that will allows to obtain any kind of Semi Conductor independence in the next five years. Martha Mike Gallagher standing by. Here we have the president. Welcome to camp david. If i seem like im happy, its because i am. This has been a great, great meeting. Mr. President , mr. Prime minister, we meet in this Historic Place to make a historic moment. I believe that to be true. This is a new era in partnership between japan and the republic of korea and the United States. Our camp david trilat. Expressing my appreciation for the contribution that your countries have made toward the relief following the devastating wild fires in hawaii. Thank you both. On behalf of the american people. I also want to know that my team is closely monitoring hurricane hillary, which has the potential to bring significant rain and flooding to southern california. Fema has prepositioned personnel and supplies in the region and ready to respond as needed. I urge everyone in the path of this storm to take precautions and listen to the guidance from state and local officials. And you heard me say it before, republic of korea and japan are capable and indispensable allies. Now to the purpose of why were here. America i commitment to both countries is iron clad. My personal commitment to bringing these three nations together was real from the very beginning. Since last summer, weve met on the margins of the nato summit in spain, The Summit In Cambodia and the g7 summit in japan. Today we have made history. The first ever standalone summit between the leaders of our three countries and commitment to meet together on a the leader level annually and to have all of our relative cabinet member people meet on a regular basis for from this point on, not just this year, not next year, forever. Thats the intention. So i want to recognize the important work that both of you have done and the political courage i mean this sincerely the political courage that you both demonstrated to resolve difficult issues that have stood in the way a long time between the north korea, japan and the United States. The leadership with full support of the United States has brought us here. Because each of you understands that our world stands at an inflection point. A point where were called to lead in in ways to Work Together, to stand together. And today im proud to say our nations are answering that call. First, were elevating our trilateral defense collaboration to deliver an indopacific region that includes launching annual multidomain Military Exercises, bringing our trilateral Defense Cooperation to unprecedented levels, doubling down on Information Sharing including on the dprks Missile Launches and cyber activities. Strengthening our Ballistic Missile Defense Cooperation and weve all committed to swiftly consult with each other in response to threats to any one of our countries from whatever source occurs. That means we have a hotline whenever theres a crisis in the region or affecting any one of our countries. Today we have reaffirmed our shared commitment to maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits and addressing economic coercion. Were going to continue to counter threats from the Dprk Including Cryptocurrency Money Laundering in billions of dollars. Potential arms transfer in support of russias brutal war against ukraine and together, were going to stand up for international law, Freedom Of Navigation and a Peaceful Revolution of disputes in the south china sea. Second, were expanding our Economic Cooperation to build an indopacific that is peaceful and prosperous. Today weve committed to launch a new what we call supply chain Early Warning systempilot. Which will alert our nations to disruptions of certain products and materials like Critical Minerals or batteries so we can get ahead of the issues as they appear with the experience that we experienced during the pandemic. Excuse me. This is falling off. There you go. And building on the g7 Led Partnership for global investment, deepening cooperation between our Development Finance institutions, to mobilize more financing for quality infrastructure and secure communications technology, to help low income and middle Income Countries throughout the region take on the challenges that mat tore most of their people. Timely, our partnership is about building a Better Partnership for our people. Thats why were deepening our cooperation on Global Health and launching a trilateral Expert Exchange in support of the u. S. Moon shot initiative. That will i believe change cancer as we know it. It matters a great deal to me and to families across our three countries. In the United States, we are revolutionizing the way we do cancer research. Together the three of us im confident we can harness our innovation and end cancer as we know it. Were launching a new collaboration between our National Laboratories and advance science knowledge and Technological Capabilities together. Well work to set the standards for safe, security and truth worthy emerging Technology Including Artificial Intelligence which a lot of work has to be done on. Let me close with this mr. President , mr. Prime men minister, this is the first summit at camp david. This is a place that has long symbolized the power of new beginnings and new possibilities. The months and years ahead, well continue to seize those possibilities together unwaivering in our unity and unmatched in our resolve. This is not about a day, week or month. This is about decades and decades of relationships that were building. Want to thank you for your leadership and i say it again, for your courage that brought us together. I look forward to working with both of you ahead. Now, i yield to who am i yielding to . Distinguished guests, the president of the republic of korea. We needed the voice of god to tell us that. First of all, id like to thank President Biden for his warm hospitality. It is a great pleasure to visit camp david alongside the Prime Minister. Camp david is a site that bears historical significance where important diplomatic decisions were made at critical junctures of modern history. In order to respond to todays crisis, the ties between our three countries which are the most advanced liberal democracies in the region and Major Economies leading advanced technology and scientific innovation are more important than ever. From this moment on, camp david will be remembered as a Historic Place where the republic of korea, the United States and japan will start the rulesbased International Order based on our shared values of freedom, human rights and law. Today we the three leaders held the very First Standalone trilateral summit marking a new chapter in our cooperation. Today we have agreed Camp David Principals that will function as the enduring guidelines for our try lateral cooperation. In addition, we have developed the spirit of camp david, which is a document embodying the trilateral cooperation in to action. First of all, we have built the institutional bases for the trilateral cooperation at multiple levels and sectors. In addition to making this summit regular, we agreed to have our governments personnel, including foreign ministers, National Security advisers meet every year to closely coordinate our trilateral cooperation. In particular, we the three leaders have agreed to establish a Communication Channel so we can swiftly coordinate and respond together in case an urgent issue occurs in the region. Furthermore, to bolster our strategic cooperation in the indopacific, we will have the Indopacific Dialogue Which will discovered new areas of cooperation. Also, along with the Economic Security dialogue led by our three countries, we agree to have a con skull consultative body. We decided to hold the Global Leadership youth summit to strengthen ties between our future generations. Second, we have agreed to step up our Security Cooperation to ensure our peoples safety and peace in the region based on the now institution naturalized cooperation frame work. First of all, to this end, we have consulted on practical ways to cooperate and aim at improving our joint response capabilities to north Koreas Nuclear and missile threats, which have been sophisticated more than effort. The realtime sharing of dprk Missile Warning data, which was agreed upon during the summit last november, will be activated within this year and make a significant progress and strengthening our three nations capabilities to detect and track north koreas missiles. In countering the dprks missile threats, we concurred that trilateral Defense Exercises were crucial as such annual plans will be established for the drills we committed to. In the meantime, as north korea funds its nuclear and missile programs by exploiting labor and human rights, efforts to monitor and stem such activities will be doubled. A new Trilateral Working Group On Dprk Activities will be established. Moreover, korea, the u. S. And japan in their pursuit of indopacific strategies oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force. Respectful sovereignty continues on by intensifying our collaboration. As part of the endeavors, we agree to report to Pacific Island countries with Maritime Security Capacity Building efforts. Furthermore, to help ukrainians regain freedom and pursue reconstruction, we are determined to increase our threeway coordination. Next, we the three leaders discussed how to Work Together to promote shared prosperity and future growth. First of all, in the field of Economic Security directly linked to our National Economies of the three countries, we will work to expand our Strategic Partnership to ensure Global Supply Chain Resilience and energy security, we pledged to bolster our trilateral cooperation. An Early Warning system will be established together. In addition, we decided to broaden our collaboration in the field of cutting Edge Technologies to security future growth engines. Specifically in a. I. , quantum and space sectors, Cooperation Will delivered powerful synergies. Korea, the u. S. A and europe committed to have their National Laboratories expand to provide a cornerstone for the three countrys leadership in science and technology. Moreover for the sake of shared prosperity in the asia specific aligned with the needs of other countries, Support Measures will be sought and implemented collectively. Today we the three leaders affirmed our commitment to the Trilateral Partnership towards a new era and possibilities thereof. A Strong Alliance of values among korea, the u. S. And japan will help build a world that is more peaceful and prosperous by serving as a sturdy foundation. Mr. President , i thank you once again for you remember hospitality. Next time i hope that we will be reunited in the republic of korea. Thank you. [applause] distinguished guests, the Prime Minister of japan. Thank you. First of all, in maui, the wild fires caused devastating damage. I express my sympathy and i pray for the peace of those that have lost their lives. In order to offer support of 2 million support by our country has been decided and therefore, the relief for the affected people and for the earliest recovery of the affected areas, japan will activate. Today i have visited camp david and the three of us have spent truly meaningful time. I expressed my heartfelt gratitude for the kind invitation. Together with joe and president yeon, this has been a precious opportunity for myself to deepen the relationship of confidence for the First Time Ever instead of in the sidelines of conferences that we have held the trilateral summit on a standalone basis. Here at camp david, numerous meetings have taken place it is a huge honor to have printed a fresh page in history with the meeting. The foundation of the trilateral collaboration a solid firm bilateral relationships, the three of us have under this more than anyone else and understanding our practice. In general this year, i visited the United States and later president yeon visited japan in march. And he came to the u. S. In april. And in may, i myself traveled to south korea and we have bolstered mutual relationship. For the moment, the free International Order based on the rule of law is in crisis. Due to russias aggression of ukraine, the International Order is shaken from its foundation. The unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force in the east and south china seas are continuing. And the nuclear and missile threat of north korea is only becoming ever larger. Under such circumstances, to make our trilateral strategic Cooperation Blossom and bloom is only logical and almost inevitable and almost required in this era. The three of us here today declare our determination to pioneer the new era of japan and our relationship. How we will address the cooperation Going Forward, i will discuss from three perspectives. Firstly, coordination between the japanus and the rok alliances will be reinforced in trilateral Security Cooperation will be brought to a new height. At this meeting, we agreed to hold the japanu. S. Rok multijoint exercises on an annual basis. Furthermore, regarding the realtime sharing of north koreas Missile Warning information that we agreed last nov november, the initial steps have been implemented and an important first step has been taken towards the launch of the mechanism by the end of the year. We also agreed on the establishment of the Working Group on north koreas cyber activities, considering the source of finance for nuclear and Missile Development in other matters. The second point is the promotion of cooperation between the United States, japan and south cree and the expansion of their areas of cooperation. Regarding response to north korea, in addition to strengthening regional deterrence and response capabilities, the three countries agreed to strengthen cooperation for the full implementation of sanctions and to work closely together in the u. N. Security council where all three countries will be members in 2024. At the same time, we shared our recognition that the way is open for dialogue with north korea. I then stated that the Abduction Issue is a humanitarian issue with time constraints for the immediate resolution of this matter. We also agree to Work Together through the indopacific dialogue and the development of cooperation to realize a free and open indopacific and in particular to coordinate capacity linked support in the domain of Maritime Security, particularly with regard to Pacific Island countries. Furthermore, we agree to promote cooperation in the field of Economic Security including critical and emerging technologies and supply Chain Resilience. Third, developing a frame work for trilateral cooperation. This will create a foundation for continuous enhancement of coordination among the three countries. After confirming that the three countries will promote multilayered cooperation, it was agreed the try lateral Summit Meeting will be held at least once a year. The ministers of defense will also meet at least once a year. A and the financial minister as well as the industry in commerce ministers meeting. We will talk about the Camp David Principals at a historic Turning Point for the International Community to be a new compass for trilateral cooperation and vigorously implement the cooperation outlined in the camp david statement of japan, rok and u. S. On our Partnership Together with joe and president yoen. We will continue to further strengthen the Strategic Partnership between the three countries in order to safeguard a free and open International Order based on the rule of law. Thank you. [applause] thank you. Now we have time for questions. President biden, please select your reporter first. The a. P. Thank you, mr. President. I have a question for each of the leaders. It will be brief but related. President biden, first for you. How confident should asia be about robust american commitment to a Nuclear Umbrella when the commanderinchief preceded you spoke about reducing the footprint in the Korean Peninsula. President yeon, how much confidence about Qassim Soleimani seouls longterm commitment of the labor force issue. And Prime Minister kishida, what commitments can you talk about security and a economic cold war with china. On a domestic matter, mr. President , what is your reaction to Special Counsel appointment last week in to your son. Thank you. First of all, look, theres not much of anything i agree on with my predecessor on Foreign Policy. His America First policy, walking away from the rest of the world made us weaker, not stronger. Americas strong with our allies and alliances. Thats why we will endure an a strength that quite frankly that increases all three of our strengths. This is just about one summit, what makes today different is it launches a series of initiatives that is institutional changes in how we deal with one another. Security cooperation, Economic Cooperation, technology cooperation, development cooperation, Consultation Exercises and all of this will create momentum, i believe, year by year, month by month to make the relationship stronger and more certain to remain to be in place. With regard to these results, it will keep it going and i think they will benefit all of our countries. With regard to the second question, i have no comment on any investigations going on. Thats up to the justice department. Thats all i have to say. To the question directed to me, i would like to say that the treaty made between korea and martha we just want to bring in the former director of national intelligence, John Ratcliffe who has been watching all of this with us. Director ratcliffe, your thoughts on any of the response that we just got from President Biden. Well, the first thing that instruct me, roughly a 30minute Press Conference. Until that reporter asked a question, the peoples republic of china was not mentioned by any of the three leaders. We talked about this before. I had hoped that they would confront the china issue more directly and send a more stronger message to the peoples republic of china. Having said that, i wish that that had been the case. Having said that, i did try to look at it from the lens of what is president xi and the Chinese Communist Party Leaders think as they watch this Press Conference here . Ill tell you, i think they would be very unhappy with it. Thats a good thing. To have the three leaders using the words cooperation, alliance, partnership, Information Sharing, Military Exercises together, you know, countering threats. All of that is a very good thing with regard to our National Security posture. So ill give credit where credit is due. I think in that regard, thats a positive takeaway from today. Martha i thought it was interesting in the question to the japanese Prime Minister, it was asked that theres a lot of indications at home that people are worried about rising tensions with china and they fear that. You know, its understandable. They should. Martha absolutely. China is japans largest trading partner. Thats one of the challenges here in trilateral relationships like this. Japan is in the worst proximity because of the reliance on china and the distance that between its ally and the United States and, you know, the chinese rising not just economic power but military power. Martha so its interesting. On the other question from the reporter able the Special Counsel, you wonder how long the president is going to get away with not making any comment on any of this. Its really remarkable. Not even defending any of these relationships. Just sort of, yeah, im never going to talk about that is the impression that we get. I think thats what they want. They want it to go away. They thought it was going to go away. They thought there was going to be a Plea Agreement and it was a misdemeanor and on we go. Stop talking about it and move on. That obviously went away. So, you know, the white house isnt prepared to deal with this because they dont know what fact and evidence are going to continue to come out on this. Every day seems to be something new and very negative and incriminating not just for hunter biden but for joe biden and hunter biden in their foreign business relationships. Martha were going to listen in as they go to another round of questions here. Stand by. Please go ahead with your question. Hi, first of all, id like to ask a question to the president of the republic of korea. You state add new chapter has opened in our trilateral cooperation with the two countries. Compared to the previous summit, what is the most significant outcome you gained and also from the perspective of our people, what will be the benefit that thpeople of korea would feel from these strengthening of ties . Now my question goes to President Biden. During this summit, the issues of detainees or Prisoners Of Wars and you mentioned that there will be a further cooperation in the human rights issues. You also said you would support a free and peaceful Korean Peninsula. What kind of shift would there be in your policy and what kind of solutions do you have in these regard . Lastly, i would like to direct my question to Prime Minister kishida. Today we have the historic trilateral summit. There was much backlash in korea. However, president yeon showed his political courage to do so. However, there are still concerns that japan is making very passive efforts to resolve our issues that still remain. Also, how would you be able to show your truthful wellingness to involved our trilateral relationships Going Forward . First of all, theres a trilateral Cooperation Amongst our three countries has opened a new chapter. We made that announcement today. To talk about the differences from the past cooperation, for instance, in the past, it was about individual issues that we sought Cooperation Among ourselves. But now as we have opened a new chapter in our cooperation for security, economy, science and technology and cooperation for the global south, health and women across all of these issues, our three countries will close together. So its much more comprehensive in nature. Such comprehensive cooperation has been launched by us today. Because currently we face complicated crisis and the threat from the dprk. And across the world we believe that we can together make a contribution to freedom and peace around the world. So that is our foundational understanding and our common and shared interests of the three countries, not just for exclusionary interests of ourselves, thats where we find our shared interests lie. At the same time, this frame work of comprehensive Cooperation Among the three countries will contribute to global resilience, Global Financial market stability, cooperation in the Frontier Technology sectors and science. Our three countries together have the best in Class Expertise in science and technology. We are the ones that are implementing liberal democracies. Naturally, progress in science and technologies will bring benefits, tangible benefits to our people. Not just in terms of security, but also in terms of economy and science and technology. What is most important here is not about our own interests only. When we put our forces together, i believe that we can make a contribution to the advancement of freedom and piece in the world. Thats where our interests are aligned. Look, back in may of 2022, i met with the families of the japanese during my visit, heard their stories and empathized with them and got a sense of the pain theyre feeling. Its real. Theres many families out there that still wait and worry and wonder. Were not going to forget about them or their loved ones. Theres clear language on this on our joint statement. The bottom line is this. That we share common position, committed to working together to see the return of all Prisoners Of War and those have been inducted and detained. By the way, one of the things we get asked many times and i wasnt directly asked but implied, what makes us think any of this is positive . Success brings success. When other nations see cooperation in the region, they would make judgments. Would they move. Think about as students of history, all of you and you are, think about how many times successes have generated other successes when you dont anticipate it. So i just think this is a were not going to forget. Were not giving up. Were going to continue to make the case for the freedom of all of those detainees. With regard to your question for me. First of all, i have a strong feeling about the strengthening of our relations between rok and japan. The two countries in dealing with International Challenges should cooperate. Were both neighboring countries. So friendship with president yoon and the relationship of trust based on this as partners should open up a new era. Martha okay. Were listening to this trilateral Press Conference with the leaders of the republic of korea and japan and the United States. Listening along with us this afternoon is north dakotas governor and republican president ial candidate, doug burgum. Thanks for hanging in there. Im curious what your reaction is to this and what the this means for Foreign Policy and trade. Thanks for having us on. Again, the fact that we have been listening to this for 50 minutes and theres barely been a mention of china is shocking to me. You can have all the summits you want. If youre feel like having summits, its not going to change if china is writing the biden Energy Policy. If we have an Energy Policy that says were going to get rid of oil and gas and buy our battery from china and subsidize charging stations, subsidize Electric Vehicles and batteries that china is making, it changes nothing. We have the second largest economy, china. Japan is the second. Korea is the tenth larger. Both countries are virtually importing all of their energy every day. They get ordinary oil and gas from the south china sea. When we were in a Trade Mission in japan from north dakota because we produce food and fuel, a north Korean Missile came over the top of the idea. Now theyre talking about maybe sometime in the future well have a joint Early Warning system. When we were there, executives were texting each other that there was a missile coming. I dont want to say this is too little too late, but these are the allies that american Men And Women Fought and died for. If we want to consider them allies, we have to do what ive been saying. We have to sell energy to our friends and stop having buying it from our adversaries. If we dont do that change, all the collaboration isnt going to matter. They need Food Security and energy security. It needs to come from the United States if theyre really our ally. Martha thanks, governor. Another round of question coming in. Lets see if its a harder line on these issues with regard to kline and the threat that they present. Lets watch. Chinas threat in asia is rising, what do you think about this comment, President Biden and the situation in asia where china is a threat . What is the meaning of significance of the trilateral of japan and the usrok . President yoon, i have a question. North Koreas Nuclear Missile Development is a major threat to south korea, japan and the u. S. They continue to escalate. What is the meaning and significance of the three countries declaring a new era of partn partnership. Prime minister kishida, explain the trilateral summit today. To the recent japan rok Summit Meeting, your excellency, you expressed tolook at the report. Why do you demonstrate your policy for the administration and i ask for that reason. And to Prime Minister kishida, this is the first time that the trilateral summit was held on a standalone basis on the sidelines of international meetings. You have said that the trilateral Cooperation Will be raised to new heights. For the Security Environment In East Asia and without the resolution of abduction, north Koreas Nuclear development, what is the meaning for north korea . In eastern and south china sea, china is continuing changing the status quo. What is the meaning for china . You have great imagination. One question ends up being six. Thank you. Ill try to answer all of them. Im glad i didnt have you as my law professor. Any rate, theyre all legitimate questions. Look, on ukraine, i and my country and the leadership of my country and both parties are very grateful for everything japan is helping to deal with in ukraine. I mean that sincerely. Have showed strong leadership through the g7 as well and contributed to significant amounts of financial and humanitarian assistance to ukraine as well as nonlethal military equipment. You know, they join so many other nations in Holding Russia accountable through international sanctions. If my memory serves me well and i think it does, mr. Prime minister, we found ourselves in a circumstance where when i called you about ukraine, i didnt have to convince you of anything. Started offer to make the case that ukraine was a circumstance to think in the First Quarter of the 20th century, another country would amass over 150,000 forces on the border of another country 150,000 forces and invade that country without any rationale other than if you read putins speech after he invaded, he talked about kiev being the motherland. This is ridiculous. He talked about being peter the great. It was just imagine if we had done nothing. Imagine if we had done nothing. The point was immediately recognized, if im not mistaken by you, mr. Prime minister, were in a situation where it could happen anywhere. We have stood still. What statement will that send to china about taiwan . What will that do around theweekold . Heres the deal. You contributed significantly to what i think is already the let me put it this way. Russia has already lost, cannot meet its original objective as stated. Its not possible. They joined so many other nations for holding them accountable. Japans leadership from day one has been critical and making it clear the consequences for war extend well beyond europe. What would happen with an asian country invaded another . You dont think that would affect the economy and the Foreign Policy of nations in europe and latin america . With japans leadership from day one has been critical making clear the consequences this will extend well beyond europe. Its a global issue. Impacts everywhere. The Prime Ministers comments capture that in shangri la. The world is changing. The world is changing. About every six or seven generations, theres significant change. A lot happening. The idea that we will sit down the rest of the world and say thats only a european problem. Theres not been that kind of invasion since world war ii. As for peace, we all want that of course. Ukrainians want it most of all. My team has been working very closely with president zelenskys team. Noting nothing about ukraine without ukraine. Nonetheless, were meeting with them constantly. Your other two questions about china. Just say this. This summit was not about china. That was not the purpose of the meeting. China did come up. Ill say we dont share concerns about the economic coercion or heightened tensions caused by china. This summit is about our relationship with each other and deepen cooperation that went beyond the immediate