Biden Visits South Korea And Japan, Emphasizing Trade To Counter China

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🗓️ 23 May 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

President Biden said the U.S. Military would defend Taiwan if China invaded. He also announced a new, if nebulous, economic compact with 12 nations designed to counter China's influence in the region — an echo of the major Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement negotiated by the Obama administration and nixed by former president Trump.

This episode: White House correspondent Scott Detrow, White House correspondent Asma Khalid, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Anna and I just finished my fourth week of medical school.
0:04.8	This podcast was recorded at.
0:07.1	Well, it's 8.20 am here in Washington, DC and it is 9.20 pm in Tokyo.
0:12.5	Things may have changed by the time you hear this, but I will probably still be studying.
0:18.2	Enjoy the show!
0:23.3	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Scott Detro. I cover the White House.
0:27.5	I'm Musma Khaled. I also cover the White House.
0:30.2	And I'm Mara Lysa, National Political Correspondent.
0:33.3	And Osma, I know at the time in Tokyo because that is where you are right now.
0:37.3	You're in Japan traveling with President Biden.
0:40.2	That's right. I am currently in a very swanky hotel where President Biden is staying
0:45.9	overlooking a beautiful view of the skyline here.
0:49.1	I don't even want to say skyline. It's just like all over you.
0:51.1	You see beautiful, like tall buildings.
0:53.1	Exactly what you imagine of Tokyo.
0:54.9	Alright, so we will get to more of what happened on the trip and its big picture goals in a few minutes.
0:58.9	But let's start with some news that recently happened today.
1:01.9	President Biden was doing a press conference with Japan's Prime Minister.
1:05.9	And he was asked by CBS News about Taiwan as he often is.
1:09.9	And as he is often done lately, he would a little bit further than the official US on paper foreign policy.
1:16.9	So let's listen to that exchange and then talk about it.
1:19.9	You didn't want to get involved in the Ukraine conflict militarily for obvious reasons.
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