US, Japan reaffirm collaboration in Indo-Pacific region, globally

Janet Yellen reaffirmed the importance of US-Japan cooperation on a range of common priorities in the Indo-Pacific and globally in her first telephone talks with Japanese FM Shunichi Suzuki.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday reaffirmed the importance of U.S.-Japan cooperation on a range of common priorities in the Indo-Pacific and globally in her first telephone talks with Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki.

The brief talks took place as Washington sought to boost ties with Japan and other regional powerhouses to maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region to counter China in the face of geopolitical risks such as the status of Taiwan.

"(Yellen) welcomed ongoing collaboration between the United States and Japan across a range of common priorities in the Indo-Pacific and globally," the U.S. Treasury said in