Overview

• The leaders of the US, South Korea, and Japan will meet at Camp David for their first standalone trilateral summit.
• The countries are expected to announce new initiatives on technology, education, defense, and establish a trilateral crisis hotline.
• The summit aims to strengthen cooperation between the allies in response to threats from North Korea and China.
• South Korea and Japan have recently worked to resolve historical disputes andtaken steps to improve relations.
• The increased trilateral cooperation is likely to draw criticism from North Korea and China.