Joint S. Korea-US-Japan press conference falls through...

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oint S. Korea-US-Japan press conference falls through after S. Korean police commissioner visits Dokdo
Nov.18,2021 17:36 KST Modified on : Nov.18,2021 17:36 KST
Hankyoreh

A joint press conference by South Korean, US, and Japanese vice foreign ministers that was scheduled to take place at the Department of State in Washington, DC, on Wednesday afternoon was abruptly canceled and replaced with a press availability by the US deputy secretary of state.

The cancellation reportedly came after Japan sternly protested a visit to Dokdo on Tuesday by Korean National Police Agency Commissioner General Kim Chang-yong.

South Korean First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Choi Jong-kun, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, and Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori were originally scheduled to hold a joint press conference at 2 pm following their trilateral meeting at the US State Department building on Wednesday. Reporters from all three countries sent a joint press corps to the venue in response to a prior announcement.

But a little over an hour before the conference, the South Korean press corps received word that it would be given by Sherman alone. The US reportedly provided the notification by way of the South Korean Embassy in Washington...

https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/1019875.html

I wonder if Ms. Sherman told Japan to "get over it," a view she has taken toward South Korea in the past.