In a speech before the U.S. Congress, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated his country’s unwavering support for the United States and its pivot to the Asia-Pacific region. During an eight-day visit to the United States, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became the first Japanese leader to deliver a speech before a joint session of the U.S. Congress.

CCTV’s Nathan King provided the latest from Washington.

The Heat discussed the issue with these experts:

Yoshikazu Kato, a visiting scholar from Japan at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

From Beijing, Victor Gao, director of the China National Association of International Studies.

Sheila Smith, the author of Intimate Rivals: Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China, in Washington, D.C

The Heat with Anand Naidoo continued its discussion on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the U.S.