The idea of Japanese and Australian troops training side by side would have been unthinkable just two generations ago.
From left: Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Defence Minister Richard Marles, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada in Tokyo on Friday.The increased security and defence co-operation between Japan and Australia is the product of years of work under both the former Morrison and Albanese governments. High-level meetings between Australian and Japanese ministers are becoming almost monthly events.
However, rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait, Pyongyang firing missiles on its doorstep, Chinese vessels harassing its fishing boats around the disputed Senkaku Islands and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have spooked the Japanese people. Government advisers say privately that a more assertive Beijing is their biggest worry.
Kishida has pursued Abe’s security policies, backing a doubling of the country’s defence budget to 2 per cent of GDP within five years. On Monday this week, he allotted 43 trillion yen in spending on defence from fiscal 2023 to 2027. Kishida’s government is finalising a review of the country’s national defence strategy, which may allow the use of pre-emptive strikes against its enemies.
The hawks are flying, watch the war machines buy up big.
The U.S. is the greatest threat to world peace and humanity. Why don't you take that challenge? Oh no, Japan and Australia are a vassal state of the U.S. bruce_haigh johnmenadue MaryKostakidis
what is the value of having Jap fighter jets coming down under? The danger is in China sea Korean might be a good ally as they make drones n advanced arms
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