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Trump Reaffirms Defense Commitments as U.S.-Japan-SK Launch Talks

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 6:33 AM UTC · How we work

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U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed defense commitments to Japan and South Korea before the Trump-Xi summit.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met South Korea Minister Cho Hyun and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi in New York.
The three ministers issued a joint statement opposing economic coercion, non-market policies, and arbitrary export restrictions.
They welcomed a new trilateral economic-security consultation mechanism to strengthen supply chains and critical-technology cooperation.

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U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed defense commitments to Japan and South Korea before the Trump-Xi summit.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met South Korea Minister Cho Hyun and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi in New York.
The three ministers issued a joint statement opposing economic coercion, non-market policies, and arbitrary export restrictions.
They welcomed a new trilateral economic-security consultation mechanism to strengthen supply chains and critical-technology cooperation.