Biden Seeks Tighter Embrace With Tokyo, Seoul

A ballistic missile being launched from North Korea on Feb. 20.

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Joe Biden is looking for a way to weave the US trilateral relationship with allies Japan and South Korea so tightly together it won’t unravel as it has done in the past.

In an unprecedented stand-alone summit at the Camp David presidential retreat in rural Maryland, the US leader will be conferring with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on how to tackle the challenges posed by China and nuclear-armed North Korea.