Japan, South Korea, US Vow to ‘Push Back’ Against Communist China

South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong (L), Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Mori (C), and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman (R) at a joint news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 26, 2022. AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool

Japan, South Korea, and the United States are working to push back on communist China’s aggressive and expansionary activities in the Indo-Pacific, according to officials from the three nations.

The three nations agreed to increase their security cooperation and counter malign activity from communist China during a trilateral summit on Feb. 13, according to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman.