Japanese government spokesman and Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsushin said at a regular press conference today that Japan will continue to discuss issues related to having “enemy base attack capabilities” in order to strengthen its deterrent capabilities.
The U.S.-Japan joint statement explicitly mentions that “Japan and the United States will further strengthen the alliance’s ability to scare and respond,” and the Japanese side added the words “strengthen Japan’s defense capabilities,” and the Yomiuri Shimbun reported that this is very rare in the Japan-U.S. joint document, and the Japanese side may want to The Japanese side may want to use this to emphasize Japan’s subjectivity.
Kato said in a press conference today that Japan and the United States will strengthen their capabilities in various fields such as the universe and the Internet, and will continue to discuss the issue of having “enemy base attack capabilities” that was not concluded at the end of last year at the Japanese Cabinet meeting.
As for the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait emphasized in the joint statement, Sankei Shimbun reported that Kato said at a press conference that the military balance in the Taiwan Strait has clearly changed and that he expects the parties concerned to resolve the issue peacefully through dialogue, including the recent developments are closely followed. Based on these considerations, the two leaders reaffirmed the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait during the talks.
As for China’s backlash, Kato said that there are various outstanding cases between Japan and China, and Japan will continue to use the opportunity of high-level dialogues such as talks between the leaders of the two sides or foreign ministers to express Japan’s doubts directly to China through frank dialogues and lift them one by one, and Japan strongly requests China to take concrete actions, and this basic attitude has not changed.
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