Gu Liyan also attended the meeting! U.S. diplomatic and military officials gather in Tokyo to discuss strategies toward China and North Korea

The U.S. State Department convened an emergency meeting of ambassadors from major Asian countries in Tokyo on the 7th. The commander of the Indo-Pacific and the commander of the US military in Japan, Samuel J. Paparo, also attended, which attracted much attention. Outsiders believe that this is a stocktaking meeting to comprehensively review China strategy, North Korea issues and cooperation with allies before US President Trump visits China next month and attends the APEC Summit in Shenzhen.

According to diplomatic sources, the meeting was held at the U.S. Embassy in Japan. Participants included the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, the U.S. Ambassador to China, and the U.S. Ambassadors to the Philippines, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam and other countries. ASEAN Affairs Ambassador Kevin Kim, who served as acting ambassador to South Korea last year, and AIT Taipei Director Gu Liyan also attended. At the State Department Headquarters, Under Secretary of State Allison Hooker and Advisor Daniel Haller explained the recent Asia policies of Trump and Secretary of State Rubio.

Samuel J. Paparo has stated that if China invades Taiwan, it will use thousands of unmanned vehicles to counterattack. This time it is said that he briefed the movements of the Communist and North Korean troops, including North Korea sending troops to support Russia. Stephen Jost, commander of the U.S. Forces in Japan, also emphasized in an interview in July that the command has added more than 200 personnel to strengthen its 24-hour operational response capabilities.

Korean media pointed out that the timing of the meeting is sensitive. The relationship between the United States and South Korea has been tense recently due to limited intelligence sharing due to the Coupang dispute, the timetable for the transfer of wartime operational command authority, and suspicions of leaked secrets of North Korea's nuclear bases. Coupled with differences on issues such as Iran's role in the war and regional security cooperation, if Trump and Kim Jong-un meet, how the United States and South Korea will coordinate beforehand will become a focus. After the meeting, a 10-person delegation from the U.S. visited Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on the 8th, emphasizing the importance of the Japan-U.S. alliance. In contrast to the ongoing frictions in U.S.-South Korea relations, it was interpreted as a signal that Japan is valued.