US, Japan, South Korea Deepen Security Ties at Historic Summit, Condemn China Aggression

The United States, Japan, and South Korea unveil principles to strengthen their partnership, including a rebuke of Chinese and North Korean aggression.

(L-R) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio arrive for a joint news conference following three-way talks at Camp David in Maryland. on Aug. 18, 2023. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

CAMP DAVID, Md.—U.S. President Joe Biden and the leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed to deepen trilateral security and economic ties during a historic summit at Camp David on Aug. 18. They also issued a strong condemnation of the Chinese regime’s “dangerous and aggressive behavior” in the South China Sea.

President Biden announced the agreements, including what the leaders termed the “Camp David Principles,” at the close of his talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the U.S. presidential retreat in Maryland.