The United States Secretary of War, Pete Hegsethand the Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumiagreed that China’s recent maneuvers “They do not advocate regional peace“, amid recent regional tensions due to military exercises by Russian bombers and Chinese regime J-16 fighters.
Chinese planes trained their radars on Japanese planes near Taiwan last Sunday, and the operation exacerbated the climate, according to the prime minister’s statements Sanae Takaichiwho suggested the possibility of Japanese military intervention in the event of a Chinese attack on Taiwan.
In a telephone conversation, Hegseth and Koizumi “We exchanged frank views on the increasingly serious security situation in the Indo-Pacific region“, including the radar incident,” Defensa said. Both expressed “their deep concern for any action that increases tensions in the region,” stressing that China’s moves “are not conducive to peace and stability in the region.”
Koizumi also spoke out through a post on the social network Xand stressed that both parties have made it clear that Japan does not intend to increase tensions. “We react calmly, carry out the necessary refutations and keep the door to dialogue open” the official said about the Japanese position on China’s exercises with Russia.
He Ministry of Defense Japanese reported that J-15 aircraft from the aircraft carrier Liaoning trained their radars on Japanese fighters near Okinawa last week, while this Tuesday two Russian Tu-95 bombers joined two Chinese H-6 bombers in a joint long-range mission around the archipelago. Tokyo responded by deploying its own fighter jets.
In response to these operations and as a sign of strategic coordination between both allies Japan and the United States They conducted joint flights with bombers and fighters on Wednesday to underscore their military presence and reaffirm their shared commitment to stability in the Asia-Pacific region.
“Japan and the United States reiterated their firm determination to avoid any unilateral attempt to change the status quo by force and confirmed the preparedness posture of both the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) and the U.S. Armed Forces,” the Japanese Defense Ministry said in a statement released on Thursday, December 11.
They took part in the operation two American B-52 strategic bombersalong with three F-35 stealth fighters and three F-15 air superiority aircraft from Japan. This joint flight marked the first time that the United States reaffirmed its military presence in the region after Chinese military exercises began the previous week.
From the North American country, the White House spokesman said: Caroline Leavittdeclared that the American president was capable of “good working relationship” with China and a “very strong alliance” with Japan, despite increasing tensions between both Asian nations.
“Japan is a great ally of the United States, as evidenced by its personal relationships and our continued trade relationship with Japan.“, he explained at a press conference.
It is worth noting that both Japan as South Korea They have US military bases on their territory, with Japan being the country that hosts the largest concentration of American military power outside its borders. Accordingly, an aircraft carrier task force and an expeditionary corps of US Marines are stationed there Reuters.
In addition, Chinese air threats are also impacting Taipei: Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense reported an increase in Chinese military activity for the second day in a row, noting the presence of 27 aircraft conducting a “joint combat readiness patrol” as well as warships near the island.
(With information from AFP and Reuters)
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