TOKYO, 17 March, 2021, (TON): Japan and the US united on Tuesday to condemn China's compulsion and hostility in Asia as senior Ministers from the two nations held their first in-person talks since President Joe Biden got down to business in January.

Besides the sharp way of talking pointed toward Beijing, the meeting in Tokyo and a planned stop next in Seoul are as much exertion by the Biden organization to console stressed partners in Asia following four years of infrequently angry dealings with the Trump organization.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, after holding the so-called “two plus two” security talks with Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and their Japanese counterparts Foreign Minister Motegi and Defence Minister Kishi said democracy and human rights in the region are being challenged and the US will push with its partners for a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Blinken said the Biden administration is committed to working with US 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.

“We will push back if necessary when China uses coercion or aggression to get its way,” he said. In a joint statement released after the talks, the ministers also shared strong worry over Beijing's human rights violations in Xinjiang.