Thursday, March 18, 2021

U.S. Reassures South Korea On Asia Visit, Shows Differences Over North Korea Policy

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (second from left) speaks as U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (left), South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong (second from right), and South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook, right, listen during the joint press conference after their meeting Thursday at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea.

The trip showed different policy approaches between the U.S. and allies such as South Korea and Japan to two big issues: North Korea's growing nuclear arsenal, and China's growing assertiveness.

(Image credit: Lee Jin-man/AP)

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