QUEENSCLIFF, Australia: Japan vowed to bolster army ties with Australia throughout a high-ranking go to on Thursday (Sep 5), with Tokyo’s prime diplomat saying the “likeminded” companions should stick collectively to fight shared regional threats.
Overseas Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defence Minister Minoru Kihara met their Australian counterparts at an previous military fort outdoors Melbourne, putting offers on higher air drive cooperation and expanded army workout routines.
In addition they agreed to collectively assist the Philippine Coast Guard, which is locked in an escalating tussle with Chinese language ships within the disputed waters of the South China Sea.
“Amidst the more and more troublesome safety atmosphere within the Indo-Pacific, we have to continuously increase Japan-Australia safety cooperation to a brand new top,” Kamikawa stated after the assembly, touting a “likeminded partnership”.
China’s rising financial and army clout within the Asia-Pacific area – and its assertiveness in territorial disputes – has rattled the US and allies reminiscent of Japan and Australia.
Tokyo has in current weeks accused China of intentionally crusing a naval ship by means of its waters and flying a surveillance plane into its air space.
