Tokyo – Defense Secretary Higseth House The name Japan On Sunday, a “indispensable partner” in deterring the growing Chinese beams in the region and announced the promotion of the US military leadership in Japan to the new “warfare headquarters”.
Higseth, which is on Asia’s first trip With his second stop, he also stressed the need of both countries to exert more effort to accelerate their military capacity as the region faces ChinaThe firm military actions and a potential state of Taiwan emergency.
“Japan is our indispensable partner in deterring the Chinese Communist military aggression,” said Higseth at the beginning of his talks with Japanese Defense Minister General Nakatani in Tokyo. “The United States is moving quickly, as you know, to re -establish deterrence in this region and around the world.”
His comments come as a guarantee at a time when Japan was concerned about how to change participation in the region in the region under the president Donald TrumpJapanese defense officials said that “America first” policy spoke, provided that its identity was not disclosed, citing a protocol. Trump also threatened to impose a trade tariff on Japan, a major American ally, which raises more anxiety.
Nakatani said that the two sides agreed to accelerate plans to develop and produce missiles such as the advanced medium-range missiles of air, or Mraam, and think about the production of SM-6 missiles into the air, to help reduce ammunition deficiency. The ministers also agreed to accelerate the operation that involves the maintenance of US military ships and warplanes in Japan to enhance and supplement the Japanese and American defense industries.
Japan and the United States decided in July Promotion of command and control Among the Japanese military forces as well as the American forces in the East Asian country, under the administration of Biden, a major structural change aimed at enhancing operational capabilities and joint response. Japan is home to more than 50,000 American soldiers.
Last week, Tokyo launched the leadership of joint operations in Japan, or JJOC, whose mission is to coordinate Japanese, marine and air defense forces, in an important measure to increase capacity enhancement to respond to emergency and better cooperation with the United States
HegSeth announced on Sunday the upgrade of its current leadership, the Japanese American forces, by placing a unified operating commander to act as a joint force to contact his Japanese counterpart to serve as a “war to combat war” to support speed and ability to operate their joint forces.
The Pentagon President said that the reorganization of the American forces is a step to better prepare for a possible conflict. He said that America and Japan are working for peace, but “we must be prepared.”
Japanese defense officials say they do not expect a significant change in their responsibilities or an increase in American forces in Japan.
“They also agreed to the need to strengthen the Japanese defense situation in the southwest islands, which are in critical locations along the disputed areas in the East China Sea and near Taiwan to increase deterrence against China.
He stressed the need for “claims, strong, ready and reliable” in the Indian Pacific Ocean, including through the Taiwan Strait, because “Japan will be on the front lines of any emergency we may face in the West Pacific.”
China claims Taiwan as its own lands. The United States is bound by the 1979 law to provide Taiwan with sufficient military devices and technology to deter the invasion, and its sales have always extracted a strong opposition from Beijing.
On Saturday, Higseth joined the joint memorial between the United States to honor the war in the Battle of Iwo Jimma, where they celebrated the eighties of the end of one of the fierce battles in World War II, and joking with a strong alliance between the former enemies.
Before landing in Japan, Higseth stopped in the Philippines, as Trump’s commitment to intensify relations with a country of Southeast Asia, which faces marine conflicts with Beijing.
