Indo-PacificBiden and Yoon discuss bombers, missiles and bigger deterrence
New South Korean leader vows to play active role toward rules-based Indo-Pacific
U.S. President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart, Yoon Suk-yeol, hold a joint news conference in Seoul on May 21. © Reuters
KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writer
SEOUL -- The leaders of South Korea and the U.S. agreed to align their strategies for the Indo-Pacific in their first summit on Saturday, with the new conservative administration in Seoul willing to play a bigger political and economic role in the region.