US officials back Japan alliance
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="briefed">briefed</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unchanged">unchanged</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="semiofficial">semiofficial</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Hadley">Hadley</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="endorsed">endorsed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="US">US</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mediation">mediation</span>.</p><p><span word="Observers">Observers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="messengers">messengers</span>' <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eagerness">eagerness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="spiraling">spiraling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="control">control</span>.</p><p><span word="Compared">Compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="vow">vow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="inconspicuous">inconspicuous</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Yoshihiko">Yoshihiko</span> <span word="Noda">Noda</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="here">here</span> - <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> - <span word="is">is</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="disagreement">disagreement</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>," <span word="Hadley">Hadley</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="envoys">envoys</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Noda">Noda</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="website">website</span>.</p>
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