US and Japanese leaders may put Taiwan security centre stage when they meet


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Taiwan may come to the fore when the US and Japanese leaders meet next week. Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and US President Joe Biden are also expected to discuss human rights issues in China and ways to counter its growing maritime assertiveness, as well as efforts to denuclearise North Korea when they meet in Washington next Friday. Both are also expected to affirm the importance of stability in the Taiwan Strait – a topic that could be included in a joint statement after the meeting, according to Nikkei Asia. Such a statement would mark a rare public expression of...