US wants to ‘flip script’, isolate China with allies’ help, says Washington’s ambassador to Tokyo
Its alliance with Japan is helping the US switch to a more multinational approach to security and economic development, the US envoy to Japan saidHis remarks came as a senior US admiral said China’s actions in the South China Sea were an example of it trying to gain territory through force
The meeting, part of the first official visit by a Japanese leader to the US in nearly a decade, comes at a critical time in the bilateral relationship. The countries are seeking to step up cooperation on security in the Indo-Pacific region as China takes an increasingly assertive stance on disputed waters in the South China Sea.
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- Rahm flagged the importance of the alliance with Japan in helping the US switch to a more multinational approach to security and economic development. The US has been known for a “hub and spokes” approach to security ties that didn’t require close relationships among its allies.
- China claims almost the entire South China Sea as its territory, policed by an armada of coastguard vessels, some more than 1,000km (620 miles) from its mainland, and has maintained its responses have been appropriate in the face of Philippine encroachment.
He also expressed concern about what he said was synchronization between Russia and China, and Russia and North Korea.
“Those sets of cooperation and the linkages are really a new world and a concern,” he said.
In Pacific nations, he said China was exercising economic coercion, and said Australia and the US were working together to focus on increasing development assistance to the region, including the Solomon Islands which has struck a security pact with China.
“An increased military presence in that region is a direct threat to Australia as it applies to homeland defence and it doesn’t put the US in a good position either,” he said.
". . .The leaders are expected to discuss plans to upgrade the U.S. military command structure in Japan. There are about 54,000 U.S. troops stationed in Japan.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan the leaders announcements on defense will enable “greater coordination in the integration of our forces and ensure that they are optimally postured and linked to other like-minded partners.”
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan the leaders announcements on defense will enable “greater coordination in the integration of our forces and ensure that they are optimally postured and linked to other like-minded partners.”
- Kishida and Biden are also expected to confirm Japan’s participation in NASA’s Artemis moon program as well as its contribution of a moon rover developed by Toyota Motor Corp. and the inclusion of a Japanese astronaut in the mission.
- The rover, which comes at a roughly $2 billion cost, would be the most expensive contribution to the mission by a non-U.S. partner to date.
A New Era of U.S.-Japan Relations
Tokyo is revamping its defense, placing itself at the center of Washington’s regional alliance strategy.
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When Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida heads to Washington for a state visit next week, reporters will focus on the menu, the guest list and the surprise entertainment.
- Policy wonks will pore over the painstakingly negotiated—and painfully long—communiqué. Yet once you peel away the fanfare and take a broader view of the landscape, it’s clear this isn’t a typical leaders’ visit. When President Biden and Mr. Kishida meet, they will mark a profound transformation in U.S.-Japan relations, as one era ends and another begins.
The leaders aim to improve military coordination amid worries about North Korea’s nuclear program and China’s influence efforts in Pacific.
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