Vice President Harris will visit Japan and South Korea next week, including the situat

(Washington Composite Electric) When Vice President Harris visited Japan next week, he will discuss Taiwan's security issues in bilateral talks with the leaders of the two countries.

Harris will lead the US delegation to participate in the national funeral of the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on September (September 27). Members include the US Ambassador to Japan Emmanuel and US trade representative Daiqi.

Harris died on Monday with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Wenxiong.A senior official of the US Vice President's Office told reporters on Friday: "We expect that they will discuss the strength of the United States and Japan alliances, our extensive cooperation in the fields of space, and a series of regions and global issues, including maintaining the importance of the Taiwan Strait peace and stabilitySexuality, and the importance of promoting India that is free and open. "

Officials also said that Harris will meet with Australian Prime Minister Albanis at the funeral. They will discuss regional security, climate crisis, and four -way security dialogue between the two countries and India and Japan.Harris is expected to meet with South Korean Prime Minister Han Dexu at the funeral.

Harris will fly to Seoul on Thursday and will meet with South Korean President Yin Xiyue.Officials said: "At that time, she will emphasize the power of the US and South Korea alliances, and discuss the threat of North Korea, the importance of peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait, the growing economic and technical partnership between the United States and South Korea, and a series of regions and regions and regions and regions and regions.Global issues. "

In response to the speculation of the outside world about the test of nuclear weapons during the Harris visit, senior US officials said that Washington has no predictions and announcements at this possibility, but "this is possible."The Yonhap News Agency reported on Saturday that there were signs that North Korea was preparing for the test of the latent shooting ballistic missiles, and the South Korean military has improved the alert level and kept vigilant.

The US official also said that the United States is quite consistent with its partners. Harris's trip to Asia is a chance to discuss the latest development and future progress with Japan and South Korean leaders.