Today in Seoul, @SecBlinken and ROK Foreign Minister Chung reaffirmed our shared commitment to deterring and defending against North Korea’s provocations or use of force, limiting the reach of its weapons programs, and keeping our countries safe. https://t.co/ruPRlVU5mq
— Ned Price (@StateDeptSpox) March 17, 2021
While in Seoul, @SecBlinken spoke via video with our @USEmbassySeoul staff and their families. We’re proud to have a team that works so diligently to support our Alliance with the Republic of Korea and strengthen cooperation between our countries.https://t.co/atRJYe8btA
— Ned Price (@StateDeptSpox) March 17, 2021
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Korea on March 17. Minister Chung Eui-yong will have the first in-person meeting with Secretary Blinken and discuss bilateral relations, and joint strategy on topics.@SecBlinken @StateDept
— MOFA (@MOFAkr_eng) March 16, 2021
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Blue House, his official residence in Seoul, Thursday afternoon. https://t.co/Al1uhiHL3Z
— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) March 18, 2021
"Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken condemned the shootings in Atlanta during an appearance at a security conference in Seoul on Wednesday. He noted in his speech that four of the eight victims of the attack were of Korean descent." @nytimes https://t.co/f4Qr7XAkLB
— The Korea Society (@koreasociety) March 17, 2021
"President Moon Jae-in is scheduled to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the top office on Thursday." @KBSWorldRadio https://t.co/LJrarzvRZD pic.twitter.com/PfmplmWrk0
— The Korea Society (@koreasociety) March 17, 2021
"Further clouding the picture of a unified regional front to deal with China, as Blinken and Austin noted on Monday, are lingering tensions between Japan and South Korea dating back more than 100 years…" @JackDetsch @ForeignPolicy https://t.co/3WL4Je6ccy
— The Korea Society (@koreasociety) March 16, 2021
(URGENT) Blinken says U.S. will work together with S. Korea, Japan, others for N.K. denucelarization https://t.co/NLue49BlqK
— Yonhap News Agency (@YonhapNews) March 17, 2021
Blinken is in Seoul pressuring South Korea to join “the Quad,” a US anti-China military alliance w/ Japan, India & Australia.
At the same time, S Korean cops are brutalizing anti-THAAD protestors. If Blinken has a problem with anti Asian violence, he should quit his job. https://t.co/6dtiUqb894
— Nodutdol | 노둣돌 (@nodutdol) March 17, 2021
Blinken presses South Korea to work with Japan in Indo-Pacifichttps://t.co/Amh8XbefZI
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) March 18, 2021
In Seoul, Antony Blinken took off a blue ribbon pin which shows solidarity with the Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea.
He wore the pin this morning in Tokyo.
Top US, S.Korea diplomats to cooperate on N.Korea | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News https://t.co/cgwlQrKm1V
— Shigesaburo Okumura @NikkeiAsia (@ShigesaburoO) March 17, 2021
The Biden administration’s still-evolving policy for dealing with North Korea will loom large and may get some clarity as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin make a first visit to Asia next week. #TWTFrontPagehttps://t.co/bZbvxHJvD0
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) March 11, 2021
NEW: Secretary of State Blinken slams North Korea’s human rights abuses https://t.co/EUMJZATy74
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) March 17, 2021
Sec. Blinken criticizes North Korea’s human rights record and reiterates vow to strip the country of its nuclear program, a day after Pyongyang warned Washington to “refrain from causing a stink” amid deadlocked nuclear negotiations.https://t.co/ZSeE7HfVkr pic.twitter.com/aoQN6lc1W1
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) March 17, 2021
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has warned the US against "causing a stink" if it wants to "sleep in peace," a rhetorical warning shot issued as Sec. Blinken arrived in Japan. https://t.co/GLWfukvMMT
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 17, 2021
News: US intelligence has assessed that North Korea may be preparing to carry out its first weapons test since Biden came into office, several US officials tell @barbarastarrcnn.
US officials are on alert as Blinken & Austin are currently in the region.https://t.co/z6BWn23G7P
— Zachary Cohen (@ZcohenCNN) March 16, 2021
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters that the Biden administration had reached out "through several channels" to the Kim regime in North Korea starting in mid-February, but that Washington has been ignored thus far. https://t.co/Fp8MmQwyuP
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) March 16, 2021
How to get North Korea to return to talks will be a major focus when Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meet South Korean officials. https://t.co/TRvlmV9X38
— WILX News 10 (@wilxTV) March 17, 2021
Blinken and Austin are scheduled to travel to South Korea Wednesday for meetings in Seoul.https://t.co/SlI6ktQXr1
— ABC 7 Amarillo (@ABC7Amarillo) March 17, 2021
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin are traveling in Asia on the first cabinet-level diplomatic tour of the Biden administration. https://t.co/ot8dPgjrRM
— National Interest (@TheNatlInterest) March 17, 2021
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration is committed to work with U.S. allies and those in the region as they face challenges from China and its ally North Korea, which is pursuing an illicit nuclear weapons program.https://t.co/BEjukq8rlk
— Nukes of Hazard (@nukes_of_hazard) March 16, 2021
North Korea snubs US offer for talks, citing ‘hostile policy’, as Blinken continues Seoul visit https://t.co/jyhp3bf9RU
— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) March 18, 2021
#UnitedStates underlines #Korea–#Japan relations ahead of #Blinken’s #Asia trip https://t.co/VBKoP4VWLx
— The Korea Herald (@TheKoreaHerald) March 15, 2021
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday China was acting aggressively and repressively, and accused North Korea of committing “systemic and widespread abuses” against its own people.
READ: https://t.co/fosP6dCZ2m pic.twitter.com/EoW4ayi4Cf
— News5 (@News5PH) March 18, 2021
Following their trip to Tokyo, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin met with their South Korean counterparts in #Seoul on Wednesday. Read about their meeting at the link below:https://t.co/Xgg9uFJZLa
— Statecraft (@statecraftdaily) March 18, 2021
How to get North Korea to return to talks will be a major focus when Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meet South Korean officials this week.https://t.co/sGVBLebV8d
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) March 17, 2021
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accuses North Korea of "systemic and widespread abuse" against its own people pic.twitter.com/Fw8obXl1cG
— TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) March 18, 2021
As usual, perfect timing from Pyongyang: just as Blinken and Austin begin their official visit to Japan and South Korea, an attempt to change the narrative from alliances and China to North Korea's threats to bring instability. Pyongyang knows how to play this game very well. https://t.co/6yDGquDBOh
— Ramon Pacheco Pardo (@rpachecopardo) March 15, 2021
US Secretary of State @SecBlinken ups rhetoric against #Iran, says no S. Korea funds release before full nuclear compliance | Via @arabnews https://t.co/xAoTIdxFg3
— Faisal J. Abbas (@FaisalJAbbas) March 11, 2021
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said the US will oppose the release of billions of dollars in Iranian funds from #SouthKorea until #Tehran has fully complied with the 2015 #nuclear deal.@ABlinkenhttps://t.co/evsW6PdYoj pic.twitter.com/SgW3BobcZ3
— Arab News Japan (@ArabNewsjp) March 11, 2021
Washington will pursue the "denuclearization of North Korea," Antony Blinken said on Tuesday.
-Clearer U.S. stance on nuclear negotiations, experts say
-2018 Singapore joint statement was more vague
-U.S. and DPRK disagreed on denuclearization definitionhttps://t.co/aUSGJWzou6— NK NEWS (@nknewsorg) March 16, 2021
Blinken: No Iran Funds from S. Korea Before Nuclear Compliance https://t.co/O64vkMtXiA
— The Voice of America (@VOANews) March 11, 2021
US and South Korea 2+2: Austin, Blinken and their Korean counterparts. pic.twitter.com/4buq5KntJV
— Jack Detsch (@JackDetsch) March 18, 2021
USFK proudly welcomed Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III @SecDef and Secretary of State Antony Blinken @SecBlinken to Osan Air Base today. This visit highlights the importance of the U.S and ROK Alliance as the linchpin of peace & security in the Indo-Pacific region. pic.twitter.com/hLROzccNqO
— U.S. Forces Korea (@USForcesKorea) March 17, 2021
South Korea said that it had agreed to increase its share in covering the cost of the U.S. military presence, removing a prolonged dispute in the alliance ahead of a joint visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III https://t.co/EGgHNKh8sa
— NYT At War (@NYTimesAtWar) March 10, 2021
State spox says Sec State Blinken and Nat Sec Advisor Jake Sullivan will meet Chinese counterparts in Anchorage Alaska on March 18 following Blinken's travel to Japan and South Korea.
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) March 10, 2021
The meeting will take place on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's return from his first overseas trip to key allies Japan and South Korea. https://t.co/3bHm143I1U
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) March 11, 2021
Antony Blinken calls out China in first foreign trip to Japan, South Korea https://t.co/G1g9TUA2T4
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 16, 2021
Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin’s visit to Japan and South Korea marks the first trip abroad by members of Biden's cabinet https://t.co/VpSMKnfhyc
— Capital Journal (@WSJPolitics) March 16, 2021
Top U.S. officials spent their first trip abroad rallying Asian allies around a common approach toward China, even as North Korea tried to grab attention https://t.co/t3tRJ3ZtV7
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) March 17, 2021
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and top US diplomat Antony Blinken met their South Korean counterparts in Seoul on Wednesday to bolster a united front against an increasingly assertive China and the nuclear-armed North https://t.co/aN8ArnGcwz
— Intl. Business Times (@IBTimes) March 17, 2021
https://twitter.com/TheresaAFallon/status/1372139110282969090
At the start of a meeting with South Korea’s foreign minister on Wednesday, Mr. Blinken mentioned China in the same breath as Myanmar, North Korea and other countries where he said ruling governments are threatening democracy and stability. https://t.co/JzT5ZH8yA1
— Daniel Twining (@DCTwining) March 17, 2021
US and Japan express concern over China's 'aggressive actions' during Blinken trip – CNNPolitics https://t.co/JCMywoqgji
— Ilshat H. Kokbore 伊利夏提 (@HKokbore) March 16, 2021
US secretary of state is visiting Japan and South Korea in a bid to fortify Washington's alliances in Asia. #FMTNews #China https://t.co/loWgGAmj1E
— Free Malaysia Today (@fmtoday) March 17, 2021
Blinken is visiting Japan and South Korea along with Austin in a bid to fortify Washington's alliances in Asia, in a first overseas trip by top level members of President Joe Biden's administration. https://t.co/2yLyk6R4bK
— DhakaTribune (@DhakaTribune) March 17, 2021
INDO-PACIFIC DIPLOMACY | A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
Beijing does not want to imply that its leadership is desperately chasing after Blinken as he returns from a trip to Japan and South Korea.https://t.co/aS4BfNRXIK
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) March 17, 2021
The Japanese and U.S. foreign and defense ministers, who will meet for their "two-plus-two" dialogue on Tuesday, are expected for the first time to single out and criticize China's maritime advances.https://t.co/flDhvor61C
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) March 15, 2021
“Whether or not China is intent on targeting Guam the Chinese government .. growing problem .. Biden administration .. sent Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin & Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Japan & South Korea .. to assure allies about a rising China” https://t.co/8p0xzDAP2x
— Christina Ayiotis (@christinayiotis) March 17, 2021
China, North Korea top agenda as Blinken begins first Asian tour https://t.co/vitqXUwhGb
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) March 15, 2021
Blinken said Alaskan meeting is not a strategic dialogue, but to see CCP could actually address U.S. concerns. Like it or not, CCP is less important than Japan and South Korea – LOL! #CCPLoser
— HA WarRoom 澳喜作战室 (@HAUCMA) March 12, 2021
#China acting aggressively and repressively in Asia, says US State Secretary Antony Blinken, citing its actions in the East and #SouthChinaSeas where it has territorial disputes with #Japan and other Asian nations. https://t.co/EXLhviJmw3 pic.twitter.com/6gw6wu4OR4
— Friends of Tibet (@friendsoftibet) March 17, 2021
"Our cooperation, known as 'the Quad,' was born in crisis," write President Biden and Prime Ministers Narendra Modi, Scott Morrison and Yoshihide Suga in an op-ed. "We are again summoned to act together in support of a region in need." https://t.co/biJRSW3cK7
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) March 13, 2021
Meeting of leaders signals the "Quad" grouping will become central part of the U.S. strategy in Asia https://t.co/adtolyEgKm
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 14, 2021
U.S. joins Asian countries in pledging millions of vaccine doses to other nations https://t.co/88onVLTSnn
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 13, 2021
.@DanDrezner considers the value of the Australia, India, Japan, United States Quad https://t.co/3Z3KW45Vo3
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) March 16, 2021
Following the first Quad Summit meeting, Prime Minister Suga joins counterparts from the U.S., Australia, and India in recommitting themselves once again to an Indo-Pacific region that is free and open, in this @washingtonpost op-ed. https://t.co/mYa65XrgIf
— Japan Embassy DC (@JapanEmbDC) March 14, 2021
QUAD leaders share their vision for free, open, secure, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific in a joint op-Ed in Washington Post. https://t.co/xAXtFZiW7X
— India in Qatar (@IndEmbDoha) March 14, 2021
https://twitter.com/ScottMorrisonMP/status/1370386185483210758
Australian leader says Quad meeting will anchor stability (Washington Post)
CANBERRA, Australia – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday his first-ever meet…
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Significant: Quad leaders write a joint Op-Ed In Washington Post. https://t.co/xhtNevRou0
— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) March 13, 2021
.@MohanCRaja: An 800-word joint op-ed by Quad leaders in the Washington Post could turn out to be far more consequential than the 11,600-word joint declaration at the BRICS summit last November. https://t.co/JwHSsZkJtR
— Sadanand Dhume (@dhume) March 16, 2021
never finished this paper, but my sense is that while the Quad's been described in several categories, the goal is to move this into an entente, < an alliance with mutual defense commitments but more structure than coalition & focused than security regime https://t.co/tLdwQEWJJJ
— Sameer P. Lalwani (@splalwani) March 11, 2021
The vaccine commitment is “intended to show [that] this coalition can provide important public goods to #SoutheastAsia, which should enhance their political influence in the region," said SA Director @splalwani in the @washingtonpost on the #QuadSummit ⤵️https://t.co/t7ybVoUx5G
— Stimson Center (@StimsonCenter) March 15, 2021
https://twitter.com/NBRnews/status/1371899188993200136
Top Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) leaders reiterated their commitment towards free, open, secure, prosperous Indo-Pacific region in an opinion piece in The #Washington Post on Saturday (local time).
Read:-https://t.co/CiioEJ2tjB— DEFENDERS OF BHARAT (@BharatDefenders) March 15, 2021
I'm LIVE on @ChicagoCouncil's World Review w/ @washingtonpost's @karendeyoung1, @bopinion's @ghoshworld, & @nytimes' @StevenErlanger to discuss #China’s roadmap, #Afghanistan options, the #IndoPacific quad, the #Pope in #Iraq, and more.
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— Ivo Daalder (@IvoHDaalder) March 12, 2021
A year on from the start of the 2020 lockdown @australian looks at how the office is being remade after the great live workplace experiment https://t.co/qmQQ90Pu7b
— Helen Trinca (@helentrinca) March 12, 2021
IOC says it's not a 'super world government' as calls grow for Beijing Winter Olympics boycott https://t.co/x5o3hxPJcf
— ABC News (@abcnews) March 13, 2021
