TOKYO -- Japan's Minister of Defense Nobuo Kishi and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin plan to meet in Singapore early June, for the second time since March, to address pressing regional security issues, in particular China-Taiwan tensions, and rising cybersecurity threats.
The defense chiefs, and their peers in the region, are expected to attend the Asia Security Summit, known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore over June 4 and 5. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is hoping to attend the meeting if the COVID situation in Japan comes under control.
