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but countries like the philippines, ironically, i don't. i don't follow all of honduras well enough to know the current president, the previous president who's currently on trial. he rhetorically, completely bought into it, and said he was a huge partner of the united states in war on drugs. and now he's been charge. right. which is what the territory done. i mean, duterte's killed tens of thousands of people in his war in his war on drugs. so we see that there are countries that buy into it for their own political purposes. maybe they also believe it. i don't want to discount that. there's a lot of people who believe drugs are evil and have experiences in which drugs were evil in their lives or their family's lives. and so they think that they that's the only path is to prohibit them. so so i would say, though, that outcome for political cooperation is maybe hopeful in the long term if if the united states decided to pursue a different path because most of the most wealthy and powerful countries have not followed the united states, they've
but countries like the philippines, ironically, i don't. i don't follow all of honduras well enough to know the current president, the previous president who's currently on trial. he rhetorically, completely bought into it, and said he was a huge partner of the united states in war on drugs. and now he's been charge. right. which is what the territory done. i mean, duterte's killed tens of thousands of people in his war in his war on drugs. so we see that there are countries that buy into it...
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highlighted nation ties and trade and defense announced a trilateral summit between two nations and philippines. this is about 30 minutes. distinguished guests, president of the united states and the prime minister of japan. >> please have a seat. it's an honor to sit with the prime minister of japan and when i said that united states would rebuild muscle of democratic alliances and we stand shoulder to shoulder with allies again, because our licenses are america greatest assets relationship with japan is -- powerful proof of that. that investing in alliance and raising our collective ambitions we yield remarkable results, over the last three years, the partnership between japan and united states has been transformed into a truly global partnership. and that's thanks and no small part to the courageous leadership of prime minister and i mean that sincerely we're taking steps to strengthen defense security cooperation modernizing demand and control structures, and doing increasing planning of our militaries so they can work together in a seemless effective way. this is the most significant upgra
highlighted nation ties and trade and defense announced a trilateral summit between two nations and philippines. this is about 30 minutes. distinguished guests, president of the united states and the prime minister of japan. >> please have a seat. it's an honor to sit with the prime minister of japan and when i said that united states would rebuild muscle of democratic alliances and we stand shoulder to shoulder with allies again, because our licenses are america greatest assets...
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freedom of navigation and commerce of these waterways is not only critical to the philippines but to the u.s. and to every other nation in the end of pacific and indeed around the world. that is why so many nations have expressed concern about prc maritime maneuvers. i made clearars, while the u.s.l continue to work to de-escalate tensions our defense commits to the philippine remain ironclad. i reaffirm the u.s. one china policy and stress the critical importance of peace and stability across the taiwan strait. raise the cases of american citizens were wrongfully detained those who are subject to exit man's present biden i rest until they're back with their families. where they c belong.d elsa raised concerns about erosion of hong kong's metonymy democratic institution. possible transnational repression, ongoing human rights of abuses and a number of s individual human rights cases. we spoke about press freedom and access. i appreciate the prc granted short-term visas to a number of the foreign journalists who are here's then cover thisfo visit. in my meetings i encourage my counter
freedom of navigation and commerce of these waterways is not only critical to the philippines but to the u.s. and to every other nation in the end of pacific and indeed around the world. that is why so many nations have expressed concern about prc maritime maneuvers. i made clearars, while the u.s.l continue to work to de-escalate tensions our defense commits to the philippine remain ironclad. i reaffirm the u.s. one china policy and stress the critical importance of peace and stability across...
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now we have another major exercise taking place off the southern coast of the philippines. these are all very exciting measures. can i travel to japan and south korea, i was impressed by the amazing amount of capital investment they made in their own shipyards and in the quality of life and quality of service to their shipyard workers outside the yards. they build hospitals, schools, and entertainment facilities for their own shipyards for workers to want to stay there. their retention rates are very high. they have made major investments in the digitization of the shipyard. they know at any one time if you change something on one side of the yard what will be the impact on delivering the ship on time and on budget. those are things we could export to the u.s. for both private and public shipyards. susan: do you think it is possible coproduction be an option going forward? sec. del toro: it can be in some ways. there are abilities for us to build certain modules overseas. we do this in the aircraft industry for example. in india we are building aircraft and flying them in t
now we have another major exercise taking place off the southern coast of the philippines. these are all very exciting measures. can i travel to japan and south korea, i was impressed by the amazing amount of capital investment they made in their own shipyards and in the quality of life and quality of service to their shipyard workers outside the yards. they build hospitals, schools, and entertainment facilities for their own shipyards for workers to want to stay there. their retention rates...
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the first ever philippine leaders. both united states and japan separately very strong bilateral relationships on the economic front, the development front the diplomatic front and the defense deterrence front. bringing that together into a conference of whole. the whole strategy here in a larger context china trace use economic coercion's. is to isolate japan. we and we bring together or the lattice like system it's not to isolate china but to realize their attempt to isolate others. even on the economic front, the development front does not work. the hub and spoke system we built up over worked but it is not relevant to this moment. it's a major transformation the concert is united to japan. s building off the foundation ad i said this before but i really believe we are leaving an era of alliance protected. we are merging into an era of projected. the ambassadorh said, and i age with this foremost in that region but it's a global alliance. built on a set of values and ideals that we both share and a sense of leadersh
the first ever philippine leaders. both united states and japan separately very strong bilateral relationships on the economic front, the development front the diplomatic front and the defense deterrence front. bringing that together into a conference of whole. the whole strategy here in a larger context china trace use economic coercion's. is to isolate japan. we and we bring together or the lattice like system it's not to isolate china but to realize their attempt to isolate others. even on...
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/japan, the philippines. i also wanted to come out before going to your questions to address the events of april 5 in ecuador. we condemn this violation of the vienna convention on diplomatic relations including the use of force against embassy officials. we have reviewed the security camera footage from the mexican embassy and believe these actions were wrong. the ecuadorian government disregarded its obligation under international law as a host estate to respect the inviolability of diplomatic missions jeopardize the foundation of basic diplomatic relationships. we vest ecuador to work with mexico to find a resolution to this diplomatic dispute and to that end we welcome the organization of american states permanent counsel meeting this week to help reach a peaceful diplomatic solution. finally, let me say something on an important issue that's moving to the house this week. reauthorization of 702 advisor. the administration strongly supports the bipartisan bill is text is now the rules committee to reautho
/japan, the philippines. i also wanted to come out before going to your questions to address the events of april 5 in ecuador. we condemn this violation of the vienna convention on diplomatic relations including the use of force against embassy officials. we have reviewed the security camera footage from the mexican embassy and believe these actions were wrong. the ecuadorian government disregarded its obligation under international law as a host estate to respect the inviolability of...
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and overseas, american empire was subject people from the caribbean to the philippines colonial rule. the demise of what i call the american republic inaugurated an era hierarchy and inequality. racial, ethnic, gendered and economic, rather than the one of equal citizenship promised by the war for and reconstruction so connecting the struggles and the debates, the struggle over black citizenship, with debates over gender, economic autonomy and sovereignty that raged at the same time, i aim to show that have missed much by confining in our vision of the end of reconstruction to the south. so it is not just the chronology and scope of my book, but it's in rotation that is thus at odds with conventional narratives which have emphasized how united states was able to develop a unique and long lost experiment in republican by expanding democracy incrementally. but to groups previously denied inclusion. now, in this prevailing view, the anglo american tradition of liberal democracy is distinct from the more volatile histories of continental europe and latin america. also, the story goes from
and overseas, american empire was subject people from the caribbean to the philippines colonial rule. the demise of what i call the american republic inaugurated an era hierarchy and inequality. racial, ethnic, gendered and economic, rather than the one of equal citizenship promised by the war for and reconstruction so connecting the struggles and the debates, the struggle over black citizenship, with debates over gender, economic autonomy and sovereignty that raged at the same time, i aim to...
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was just like, all right, welcome to the philippines. there have been this big crypto bubble there and this sort of pokemon ish game, and she was just like, let's go to cabanatuan city and going to track down the first guy who played this game. and then we did. and i don't even like i like i don't speak tagalog. so like that was all her. and yeah, we were able to so some of these places i didn't i able to do it like quicker than i might have imagined. how did you think about like weaving all the different threads together to make coherent book? because there's like is the major tether arc, there's the sbf arc and then there's all of these ways that they're actions sort of influenced normal lives all over the world. it's a pretty sprawling story like, i don't know, like if it was a movie would be like one of those, like syriana kind movies where you're seeing it from all different angles. how did you turn that into a single narrative that was possibly the biggest challenge? and like the thing that i work the hardest at on the in the writi
was just like, all right, welcome to the philippines. there have been this big crypto bubble there and this sort of pokemon ish game, and she was just like, let's go to cabanatuan city and going to track down the first guy who played this game. and then we did. and i don't even like i like i don't speak tagalog. so like that was all her. and yeah, we were able to so some of these places i didn't i able to do it like quicker than i might have imagined. how did you think about like weaving all...
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that taft was the governor general of the philippines at the time. she found that there was a color line and that the soul pianos were not being invited to events. well, she changed all of that. and they really considered her to be very egalitarian. she also looked at the plight of african-american immigrants who were in washington, d.c., and tried to do some things for them. and she invited them to white house open houses, which had not been done before, and added african-americans to the staff. she believed that education was a great equalizer, and she supported the start of kindergarten classes for black children. well, she's best known for bringing the cherry trees to washington. her civil rights activities are lesser known, but they were certainly very important. next to her in the middle of a lower row is glenn wilson, who was woodrow wilson's first wife. she was a southerner whose family were also slaveholders. and she was not the most progressive of our first ladies on this in this particular area. but she did do some things that were very im
that taft was the governor general of the philippines at the time. she found that there was a color line and that the soul pianos were not being invited to events. well, she changed all of that. and they really considered her to be very egalitarian. she also looked at the plight of african-american immigrants who were in washington, d.c., and tried to do some things for them. and she invited them to white house open houses, which had not been done before, and added african-americans to the...
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., japan, the republic of korea, australia, india, and the philippines, as well as cooperation through the g-7. leaders of the u.s., republic of korea, and japan convened at camp david last summer to inaugurate a new era of our partnership. from these various endeavors emerges a multilayered regional framework where our alliance serves as a force multiplier. together with these like-minded countries, we are working to realize a free and open indo-pacific. here in this chamber we should have strong bipartisan support for these efforts. japan believes a u.s. leadership and we also believe in the u.s. economy. japan is the number direct investor in the united states. japanese companies have invested around $800 billion creating almost one million american jobs. these are good jobs with half a million jobs in manufacturing sector alone. at home i am embarking on a set of initiatives called new form of captivism to drive the japanese economy. the public and private sectors are joining hands to transform the social challenges we face into engines of growth. wage increases, capital investment
., japan, the republic of korea, australia, india, and the philippines, as well as cooperation through the g-7. leaders of the u.s., republic of korea, and japan convened at camp david last summer to inaugurate a new era of our partnership. from these various endeavors emerges a multilayered regional framework where our alliance serves as a force multiplier. together with these like-minded countries, we are working to realize a free and open indo-pacific. here in this chamber we should have...
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., japan, the republic of korea, australia, india, and the philippines as well as corporations to the g-7. treaty leaders that u.s. republic of korea and japan convenes at camp david last summer to inaugurate a new era of a new partnership. among these various endeavors emerges a multi layered regional framework where our alliance serves as a force multiplier. and together with these like-minded countries we are working to realize open endo pacific here in this we should have strong bipartisan support for these efforts. [applause] [applause] japan believes in u.s. leadership. we also believe in the u.s. economy. japan is the number one forming direct investor in the united states. japanese companies have invested around $800 billion creating almost 1 billion american jobs. [applause] half a million jobs and manufacturing sector. at home and barking after initiatives new form to dry the japanese economy. the public and private sectors are joining hands to transform the social challenges we face. wage increases investment, soft crisis, all have attained levels not seen for 30 years. the
., japan, the republic of korea, australia, india, and the philippines as well as corporations to the g-7. treaty leaders that u.s. republic of korea and japan convenes at camp david last summer to inaugurate a new era of a new partnership. among these various endeavors emerges a multi layered regional framework where our alliance serves as a force multiplier. and together with these like-minded countries we are working to realize open endo pacific here in this we should have strong bipartisan...
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and put pressure on the government of the philippines to move toward democracy. the power of reagan's narrative of gradual little movement toward freedom and democracy in opposition to totalitarianism has been. documented in the 40 years since the speech, as democracy has spread around the world. of course, there's backsliding there. anti-democratic forces in world. but reagan's fundamental argument that totalitarian governments use force to keep their people from toward democratic governments is evident today from hong kong that taiwan gone to ukraine to the arab spring, people across the world and every possible culture and religion have demonstrated they want a say in their own government. they want a say in their own lives. they don't want secret police, right. and combined the narrative and the argument with a set of values. he contrasted freedom with totalitarianism and arbitrary arrest. he contrasted opportunity with economic decay. he contrasted democracy versus state control by unelected dictators. and he made it clear that when talking about those value
and put pressure on the government of the philippines to move toward democracy. the power of reagan's narrative of gradual little movement toward freedom and democracy in opposition to totalitarianism has been. documented in the 40 years since the speech, as democracy has spread around the world. of course, there's backsliding there. anti-democratic forces in world. but reagan's fundamental argument that totalitarian governments use force to keep their people from toward democratic governments...
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the philippine army, the indian army, the australian, we have very strong relationships army to army with all of those countries and through those exercises, we are able to demonstrate combat credible forces that i think the pla pays attention to. some of the new weapons systems we are developing we have actually been bringing over to exercises in the region and i think it gets noticed. so one important thing the army does is hopefully tried to strengthen deterrence so we do not have any kind of conflict. if there were a conflict, i think the army would be key to setting up and securing the staging basis for the air force so they can launch fire, for the navy and marine corps so they can resupply, refuel their ships. we have very capable air defense to protect staging bases and i think it would be a very important role in the army. we also i think will play an important role in terms of long-range fire. we now have the capability, mid range capability, that allows us to launch missiles from the ground that are able to hit mobile targets such as ships. just as you have seen ukraine pu
the philippine army, the indian army, the australian, we have very strong relationships army to army with all of those countries and through those exercises, we are able to demonstrate combat credible forces that i think the pla pays attention to. some of the new weapons systems we are developing we have actually been bringing over to exercises in the region and i think it gets noticed. so one important thing the army does is hopefully tried to strengthen deterrence so we do not have any kind...
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libya, malaysia, maldives, mexico, morocco, nicaragua, nigeria, norway, pakistan, panama, peru of the philippines, poland, portugal, qatar, saudi arabia, south africa, spain, syrian arab republic, thailand, tunisia, turkey, uganda, the united arab emirates, venezuela and vietnam to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. i propose that the council invites special representatives of the presidents of the observer state of palestine participate in the meeting in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard. there being no objection, it is so decided. on behalf of the council, i welcome his excellency. in accordance with rule 39 of the council's provisional rules of procedure, i also invite the following individuals to participate in this meeting. his excellency, the chair of the committee on the exercise of inalienable rights of the palestinian people. his excellency, european union representative for the middle east peace process, his excellency, assistant secretary-general of the league of arab states, and the secretary-general of the union fo
libya, malaysia, maldives, mexico, morocco, nicaragua, nigeria, norway, pakistan, panama, peru of the philippines, poland, portugal, qatar, saudi arabia, south africa, spain, syrian arab republic, thailand, tunisia, turkey, uganda, the united arab emirates, venezuela and vietnam to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. i propose that the council invites special representatives of the presidents of the observer state of palestine participate in the meeting in accordance with the...
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philippines twice, southeast asia two major conflict there, thailand, indonesia. but here's the difference. the chinese got nowhere up to 1972. no clear-cut victory after the limited successes with korea at great cost. that's why they lost almost 1 million people and french indochina up to 1954. beyond that, every, every place they either lost, 1932 i was there in vietnam, they either lost or the jury is still out. and that was a fact i'm not the major but a factor in their of course historic flip. so in looking, my answer to your question, david, is if we want to do with an extraordinarily similar situation, we have to look at how we dealt with communist china. and folks, you are not going to like the answer. first of all, for those people who keep on saying we have two wac iran whenever one of their surrogates hit us, and i've been one of those from time to time,, we never actually did that. we came close in a direct confrontation in 1958, but beyond that we never really contemplated, including repeatedly when the chinese shot down american aircraft. rather, wha
philippines twice, southeast asia two major conflict there, thailand, indonesia. but here's the difference. the chinese got nowhere up to 1972. no clear-cut victory after the limited successes with korea at great cost. that's why they lost almost 1 million people and french indochina up to 1954. beyond that, every, every place they either lost, 1932 i was there in vietnam, they either lost or the jury is still out. and that was a fact i'm not the major but a factor in their of course historic...
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i have also family members from the philippines. it blows me away that they love trump because they were once. it is my personal opinion and i'm just wondering what you think is that that he appeals to the american dream that he appeals to the the helicopters, airplanes, the hotels and that's all they are tuning into because really, they don't understand that doesn't really care about them because they once immigrants. so i'm just wondering if if you agree with me on that that's definitely a huge factor that i found whenever i i don't know if i could like feasibly speak to the hispanic appeal trump has but certainly for voters the narrative that he is built in the image that he's built of wild in something as tangible as construct in real estate, rather than something that's kind of imaginary, like, i don't know, private equity is it's an easier story to to understand and maybe this is just me making a joke about my own people, but the like gaudy, esthetic is pretty, pretty appealing among asian immigrants and the filipinos about ar
i have also family members from the philippines. it blows me away that they love trump because they were once. it is my personal opinion and i'm just wondering what you think is that that he appeals to the american dream that he appeals to the the helicopters, airplanes, the hotels and that's all they are tuning into because really, they don't understand that doesn't really care about them because they once immigrants. so i'm just wondering if if you agree with me on that that's definitely a...
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highlighted nation ties and trade and defense announced a trilateral summit between two nations and philippines. this is about 30 minutes.
highlighted nation ties and trade and defense announced a trilateral summit between two nations and philippines. this is about 30 minutes.
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imagine the kind of signal american and natural send your friend in japan in the philippines. imagine what would say the people of taiwan. that is not the world we want to live in. protecting democracy is not for the faint of heart. sometimes it requires us to make difficult choices. but that is precisely what the american people sent us here to do. i hope we can finish the job very, very soon. now on chips and science. yesterday i shared that mike on one of most important chip manufactured in the united states and the world is receiving over $6 billion from my chips and science law to help build two mega fats in central new york and one in idaho. this is a monumental step forward for syracuse, upstate new york and for the country. this is one of the largest single federal direct investments ever for upstate new york. we've had a number of chips funding announcements recently but this is the very first one specifically for memory chips which will become especially important as technologies like ai boost demand for these chips. best of all, this award will lead to 50,000 new go
imagine the kind of signal american and natural send your friend in japan in the philippines. imagine what would say the people of taiwan. that is not the world we want to live in. protecting democracy is not for the faint of heart. sometimes it requires us to make difficult choices. but that is precisely what the american people sent us here to do. i hope we can finish the job very, very soon. now on chips and science. yesterday i shared that mike on one of most important chip manufactured in...
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very well known, but ought to be the commander of 14th corps in in the south pacific later on in the philippines. he too is sending some really descriptive correspondence to mcnair back and forth. all right. so that takes time and it takes trust, i think, because, you know, you're basically reporting to the guy, heads up the branch, you're sort of part of army ground forces, telling them exactly what up to. and so i have to assume from that is that they have a prior relationship that that is productive and and so, you know, to me, just kind of a microcosm of how in charge with these commanders. so what's nature of how he's sort of running this global war? and in that sense, being in touch with these guys and influencing them? yeah, i think i think it really comes down to mcnair. mcnair was in this odd situation during the world war two where he he was the cheapest half of general headquarters. and then later the commander of army ground forces. but neither of those positions, they had a huge amount of responsibility, no command authority. you know, the agf's army ground forces, army air forces a
very well known, but ought to be the commander of 14th corps in in the south pacific later on in the philippines. he too is sending some really descriptive correspondence to mcnair back and forth. all right. so that takes time and it takes trust, i think, because, you know, you're basically reporting to the guy, heads up the branch, you're sort of part of army ground forces, telling them exactly what up to. and so i have to assume from that is that they have a prior relationship that that is...
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in the indo-pacific, china is saber rattling and making provocative means towards taiwan and the philippines. in ukraine, russia continues its brutal war of aggression by committing war crimes against innocent civilians rhode island here at home, we're facing a crisis of our own. most notably, the worst border crisis in american history. the truth is that the consequences of our border crisis affect our citizens the most. for example, in my home state of north carolina, we've seen a 22% increase in drug overdose deaths, the highest level ever recorded. this is primarily due to deadly fentanyl that was transported into our country through an open southern border on president biden's watch. police departments from charlotte to raleigh have uncovered tens of thousands of pounds of fentanyl, enough to kill every man, woman and child not just in north carolina, but in the whole country. and right now we have an administration ignoring that crisis, and the only attempt the senate made to address it, it fell far short of what's needed. so as we again debate foreign aid and foreign spending, i will
in the indo-pacific, china is saber rattling and making provocative means towards taiwan and the philippines. in ukraine, russia continues its brutal war of aggression by committing war crimes against innocent civilians rhode island here at home, we're facing a crisis of our own. most notably, the worst border crisis in american history. the truth is that the consequences of our border crisis affect our citizens the most. for example, in my home state of north carolina, we've seen a 22%...
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they are intertwined these days when security is so critical to the united states and japan and to the philippines as well, that being said and the japanese as we all know are too polite to say this, there is unhappiness in japan over president biden's decision to publicly oppose the sale of u.s. steel to nippon steel so we thought to focus on the importance of u.s.-japan cooperation on economic security, on reliable supply chains, on japan's significant and long-standing direct investment across the united states and the potential benefits that an enriched u.s.-japan partnership offers to american workers and allied technological leadership. all these things will be on the agenda at the white house next week. we have two panels of experts today. one on economic security that i will moderate and another on foreign direct investments that my japan chair colleague will moderate. but first we have the honor of a keynote and discussion with governor from indiana. now the governor, who is finishing his final term as governor, has a track record of balanced budgets, infrastructure improvement and low un
they are intertwined these days when security is so critical to the united states and japan and to the philippines as well, that being said and the japanese as we all know are too polite to say this, there is unhappiness in japan over president biden's decision to publicly oppose the sale of u.s. steel to nippon steel so we thought to focus on the importance of u.s.-japan cooperation on economic security, on reliable supply chains, on japan's significant and long-standing direct investment...
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beijing continues to menace taiwan, the philippines and other asian partners, but it's also conducting influence campaigns across the developing world and deepening its partnership with moscow and tehran. our closest and strongest allies in china's backyard understand this reality, even as japan deals with chinese maritime incursions and predatory trade practices at home, its leaders continue to reblind us that the threats -- to remind us that the threats to western prosperity and security are all connected. prime minister kishida who will visit washington this week and address a joint session of congress said just last week, quote, russia's aggression against ukraine shakes the foundation of the international order, and that, quote, japan will continue its cooperation with ukraine. critically, madam president, our allies' words are backed up by actions. over the past two years, since putin's escalation, japan has pledged $12 billion to ukraine's resistant -- resistance. prime minister kishida's trip to kiev last year made him the first japanese leader to visit a conflict zone since wo
beijing continues to menace taiwan, the philippines and other asian partners, but it's also conducting influence campaigns across the developing world and deepening its partnership with moscow and tehran. our closest and strongest allies in china's backyard understand this reality, even as japan deals with chinese maritime incursions and predatory trade practices at home, its leaders continue to reblind us that the threats -- to remind us that the threats to western prosperity and security are...