Joe Biden Indo-Pacific trip

U.S. President Joe Biden’s three-nation trip will be dominated by China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region


1 May 18, Japan: Biden becomes second sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima. Holds bilateral talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

May 19-21: Attends summit of G7 nations, where leaders will focus on countering Beijing’s “economic coercion” and ratcheting up economic pressure on Russia through broader export bans

2 May 22, Papua New Guinea (PNG): Biden becomes first U.S. sitting president to visit South Pacific’s most populous nation

Signs defence agreements allowing U.S. Coast Guard to patrol PNG’s exclusive economic zone.
Attends Pacific Islands Forum alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
 
3 May 24, Australia: Biden attends summit of Quad countries – U.S., Japan, India and Australia – in Sydney, hosted by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Formed in 2007, Quad has become strategic alignment against China’s rise


1 Hiroshima
2 Port Moresby
3 Sydney

RUSSIA
NORTH KOREA
Beijing
CHINA
TAIWAN
INDIA
South China Sea
INDIAN OCEAN
SOUTH KOREA
PHILIPPINES
PACIFIC OCEAN
INDONESIA
AUSTRALIA
JAPAN
PAPUA NEW GUINEA

SOLOMON ISLANDS Signed security pact with China in 2022


Narendra Modi
Fumio Kishida
Anthony Albanese


Pacific Islands Forum logo


Sources: AP, Reuters, VOA News
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