Japan, the United States, and South Korea reaffirm their ``joint response to North Korea's nuclear weapons'' and ``opposition to China's illegal territorial claims in the South China Sea.''

On the 6th (local time), Japan, the United States, and South Korea said they would "work together to respond to major threats in the Indo-Pacific, including North Korea's nuclear and missile threats and China's actions in disregard of international law in the South China Sea."