TOKYO—Japan is hosting a summit Thursday with leaders from more than a dozen Pacific Island nations, seeking to deepen cooperation and increased support for a rules-based free and open Indo-Pacific amid China’s growing influence in the region.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting, or PALM, in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, July 18, 2024.
In his opening remarks, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he hoped to elevate Japan’s ties with the Pacific Islands to a higher stage and renew its commitment to “walk together toward the future.” He stressed the importance to join hands to quickly tackle mutual issues such as the climate change.
He noted climate resilience and disaster risk management, sustainable management of oceans, economic resilience, ensuring people-centered development and investment in technology and connectivity as key areas for cooperation. South Pacific island nations have become a focus of security concern among Japan and its ally the United States and their regional partners such as Australia and New Zealand in recent years as Beijing increases its presence in the region where many island nations are economically China-dependent, as with many other countries.
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