U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, right, prior to a courtesy call to Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, not in picture, at the prime minister's official residence Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Defense and foreign ministers from the U.S. and Japan are meeting to discuss their concern over China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region as the Biden administration tries to reaffirm engagement with its key regional allies. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)