While defense issues will figure prominently in Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden¡¯s summit meeting later this week, the two leaders are also expected to announce boosted cooperation on supply chains and cutting-edge technologies ¡ª including semiconductors and artificial intelligence ¡ª all with an eye on China.
The two leaders will unveil a raft of new agreements, across the defense, security and economic realms, as Kishida visits Washington for a summit Wednesday, where he and Biden will seek to maintain momentum that has taken the U.S.-Japan alliance to fresh highs in recent years.
They will also label the bilateral relationship a ¡°global partnership¡± as they look to bolster their standing at the vanguard of the chipmaking, AI and other advanced-tech sectors while pledging to work closely with other like-minded countries.
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