SUGA, BIDEN REFER TO 'TAIWAN' IN STATEMENT日米首脳会談 共同声明に台湾を明記

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has visited the White House for Joe Biden's first face-to-face meeting with a foreign leader since becoming president.
They issued a joint statement underlining the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
It's the first time in over 50 years such a message from the two countries has touched on Taiwan.
(Joe Biden / U.S. President)
"Prime Minister Suga and I affirmed our ironclad support for U.S.-Japanese alliance and for our shared security."
(Suga Yoshihide / Japanese Prime Minister)
"We agreed to oppose Chinese attempts to change the status quo by force in the East and South China Seas and to oppose the country's coercion against others in the region."
On Taiwan, the leaders said they encourage the peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues.
They also shared their serious concerns over human rights in Hong Kong and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

◆Taiwan Strait  台湾海峡

◆ironclad  　甲鉄の、鉄で覆われた  If you describe a guarantee or plan as ironclad, you are emphasizing that it has been carefully put together, and that you think it is absolutely certain to work or be successful. 

◆coercion    強制、強要、威圧     Coercion is the act or process of persuading someone forcefully to do something that they do not want to do. 

Daily Vocabulary(2021/05/12）

26836.narrow down to(範囲を～に狭める・絞る）If you narrow down a range of things, you reduce the number of things included in it.
Now, I'd like to narrow it down to six for the interview. 
26837.stingy (けちくさい、しみったれた、みみっちい）If you describe someone as stingy, you are criticizing them for being unwilling to spend money.
You're the stingiest squirrel I know! 
26838.genuine(正真正銘の、本物の、正にその名に値する、心からの、本当の ）Genuine is used to describe people and things that are exactly what they appear to be, and are not false or an imitation.
I like him because he's so genuine.
26839.naive(世間知らずの、考え方の甘い）If you describe someone as naive, you think they lack experience and so expect things to be easy or people to be honest or kind.
It’s naive to think that anyone can be rich.
27840.mature(十分成熟した、大人な）When a child or young animal matures, it becomes an adult./hen something matures, it reaches a state of complete development.
Tom is mature for his age.