(Tokyo French New Dian) US Defense Secretary Austin said that in the face of the threat of China, North Korea, and Russia, the United States and Japan are committed to achieving the modernization of military alliances.
Austin visited a brief visit in Tokyo on Thursday (June 1), held a bilateral talks with Japanese officials, and then went to Singapore to participate in Shangri-La dialogue .
Austin said in front of the Japanese Defense Minister Hamada for a while that the US-Japanese Alliance faced the "Chinese coercion, North Korea's dangerous provocations, and Russia's common challenge to launch a brutal war in Ukraine".
He added: "But we are united due to common interests and common values. We are taking important steps to achieve modernization of the United States and Japan alliances and strengthening alliance deterrence."
Austin mentioned the three -sided cooperation between the United States and Australia and South Korea, as well as the "speed, scope, and scale of expanding the exercises and training.
He said that the US and Japanese troops are becoming "more functions, more tough and mobility."He also praised Japan to decide to improve its ability to counterattack and improve information with the United States.
Austin arrived in Japan on Wednesday (May 31).A few hours ago, North Korea used the technology prohibited by the United Nations resolution.Spy satellites ended with failure .
In the past year, Pyongyang has conducted more frequent missile testing; Japan has also faced the increase in Chinese ships in response to the sovereignty dispute with China.
Last year, Japan announced a major national defense reform plan that promised by 2027, to raises national defense expenses to 2% of GDP, and described China as Japan's "the biggest strategic challenge ever in history."
