Kyodo News reports that Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and U.S. Defense Secretary Austin confirmed during their meeting recently that they would work closely together in the event of a contingency in Taiwan. Kishi Nobuo said that in the future it is necessary to explore what assistance the Self Defense Forces can provide to support the U.S. military in Taiwan.
The newspaper reported that on the 20th, a number of Japanese government sources learned that in the “Japan-U.S. Security Agreement Committee” (2 plus 2 talks), held on the 16th for the first Time since President Joe Biden‘s administration took office, the two sides expressed common concern about the possibility of unpredictable events in the Taiwan Strait amid rising tensions between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party. The two sides expressed mutual concern about the possibility of unpredictable events in the Taiwan Strait amid rising tensions between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
Japan and the U.S. also confirmed that they would work closely together in the event of an unexpected development in Taiwan. Japan and the U.S. are expected to take concrete measures in the future.
Japan and the U.S. showed a sense of crisis during the talks regarding the current situation of regional military imbalance due to the rapid strengthening of armaments by the Chinese Communist Party. The document released by the two governments did not mention the unexpected developments in Taiwan, but only stressed “the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait”.
According to Japanese government sources, Nobuo Kishi mentioned during the meeting that the number of Chinese military aircraft flying over the center line of the Taiwan Strait has increased dramatically, and Japan and the United States agreed that the situation has increased tension or will lead to armed conflict.
Kishi Nobuo pointed out that due to the proximity of the Taiwan Strait geographical location, Japan’s peace and stability will then be greatly affected, and that it is necessary to explore what assistance the Self-Defense Forces can provide to the U.S. forces going to support Taiwan in the future.
The request to include the Taiwan contingency as a topic for talks was made by the U.S. side, but the U.S. side did not propose specific measures to deal with it during the talks; The Japanese government has privately determined that the Taiwan contingency is a “significant situation” that could develop into a direct force attack on Japan if left unattended, and is exploring the possibility of issuing “weapons and other protection” orders to protect U.S. aircraft and ships. The Japanese government has privately determined that the situation in Taiwan is a “significant event” that could lead to a direct force attack on Japan if left unattended.
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