(Canberra Bloomberg) Japan and Australia will sign a historic agreement today to further strengthen the two countries in defenseCooperation with the safety field.Australia and Japan may exacerbate the tension between the two countries and China.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida and Australian Prime Minister Morrison will hold a video summit this afternoon.Kishida was scheduled to visit the United States and Australia before the Congress meeting in mid -January, and discussed face to face with the leaders of the United States and Australia, but canceled visiting abroad in order to concentrate on cope with the crown disease epidemic.
Today, Japan and Australia are signed by the reciprative access agreement. According to previous Japanese media reports, the main content of the mutual access agreement is that due to joint training or disaster relief due to joint training or disaster relief agreementWhen the other country stays temporarily, it can be exempted from the tariffs on entry review and accompanying items, and the procedures for carrying weapons and ammunition can be simplified.
It is understood that this agreement will increase the frequency, scale and strength of the two countries' joint military training and actions.
This is the second time Japan signed such cooperation agreements with another country. The first time was the signing of Japan and the United States in 1960 with the United States.After the signing of the Japan -Australian Mutual Wishness Agreement, the relationship between the "quasi -alliance" of the two countries will be further strengthened.
Yesterday, Morrison issued a statement: "This agreement shows that we will work together to deal with the common strategic security challenges we face, and contribute to a safe and stable Indo -Pacific area."
Matsuno Kazaki, Secretary -General of Japan's Cabinet, said that leaders of the two countries will discuss the topics of common attention at today's video conference, including national security, economic matters and regional affairs to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation, realize the realizationFree and open Indo -Pacific region.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Foreign Affairs: Agreement between the country should not be targeted at any third party
For the "quasi -alliance" relationship between Japan and Macao, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman spokesmanWang Wenbin said at a regular press conference that the agreement between the country should promote peace, and does not target any third party.He also said that China hopes that "the Pacific Ocean will become a place of peace, not the ocean of artificial wind."
The Japanese Ambassador to Australia welcomes the agreement.He told the Australian Financial Review: "This is a historic and milestone agreement. This will benefit the entire Indo -Pacific region because it will definitely greatly improve the deterrence of Japan and Australia in this region."
Director of the Australian Institute of Strategic Policy Peter Jennings said he expects the agreement to allow the Japanese military aircraft to act with the US Marine Corps in the Darwin forces and use Australian bombing to train.The submarine uses the Japanese navy base.
He said: "We all realize that everything we do is very important for how the United States views its status in this region. If we prove to the United States that we are not having a stool, this will promote the United States to maintain the area of this areaParticipation. "
Kanada and Morrison will also discuss economic issues, including China to join the application, supply chain and key minerals, artificial intelligence, infrastructure investment and investment and infrastructure investment and infrastructure investment and infrastructure investment and infrastructure investment and infrastructure.climate change.
Shanxinwu said that Japan, like Australia, expressed concern about China's use of trade to punish other countries, "economic coercion and unfair trade practices are not compatible with CPTPP."
