German Prime Minister Tonalz and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Kishida Saturday (March 18) held the first round of government consultations to strengthen bilateral economic and defense cooperation in Tokyo to jointly cope with China's global influence.increase.
Comprehensive Kyodo, Voice of the United States, and Reuters reported that this is the first government negotiation talks in Germany and Japan. A German official said that it has outstanding political and symbolic significance.Germany, France, China and other countries have established similar "government consultations" mechanism.
Officials of the two countries should discuss how to deepen bilateral economic and security cooperation in the Indo -Pacific region through consultations, and discuss other global issues, including the pursuit of China's pursuit of marine sovereignty and China and China and China.Russian relations are increasingly close.
Considering that China ’s largest trading partner China, China, the two parties confirmed the cooperation in the field of economic security such as the toughness of supply chain, and the plan was published after the end.
Kishida Wenxiong said in the opening of the meeting, "I think government consultations are a springboard for the relationship between Japan and Germany." He said that the focus of the talks was economic security, Indo -Pacific region, and the Russian and Ukraine War, etc.The issues that the two sides pay attention to.
The German Defense Minister and the Japanese Defense Minister held a separate talks. They reiterated that the German armed forces will continue to participate in the Indo -Pacific region activities, and military cooperation between Germany and Japan will continue to strengthen.
In the face of the continuous increase in threats from China and North Korea, Japan has been actively expanding military cooperation with the United States and developing partnerships with Australia, Britain, Europe, and Southeast Asian countries.The Kishida Government launched a new national security strategy report last year, announcing that Japan will deploy long -range cruise missiles to strengthen its counterattack ability. This is an important step in Japan's principle of self -defense defense formed after the war.
