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“ Human rights issue, especially in Hong Kong and Xinjiang has been one of the biggest priority for Biden administration. And I wonder if the United States is going to try to engage Prime Minister Suga in addressing the human rights issue in China in the coming summit or in the future and, also, if the two leaders will try to have somehow aligned position in the future. ”

“ The United States can only be effective in Asia when the U.S.-Japan relationship is strong and Japan is steady and stable. And so we’ve experienced almost 10 years under Prime Minister Abe, and now Prime Minister Suga follows suit, and we’re looking forward to a long and strong partnership with him. ”

“ As you know, the current relationship between South Korea and Japan is not good. The strengthening of the U.S.-South Korea-Japan alliance has promoted the denuclearization of North Korea. What role can President Biden play to Japanese Prime Minister Suga in order to normalize relations between South Korea and Japan? ”

“ Q To what degree have you all discussed the safety of the Olympics and the advisability of American athletes participating, especially given the President’s own focus on — on caution and really adhering to coronavirus restrictions himself?You know, is there a risk of him looking like he’s relaxing the rules if he’s authorizing sending large groups of American athletes into a hotspot in Tokyo at a time when vaccines there are in short supply? ”

“ But I believe, at a fundamental level, the President is very sympathetic, loves sports, and I think we’ll — we’ll likely be in a position that we certainly, in no way, want to — want to hurt the Japanese efforts. We think the Olympics is a, you know, it’s a wonderful tradition. ”