Ming Pao
Japanese Minister of Defense Kono Kono Kono recently proposed a five -eye alliance for Japan to join the five Western countries at a video seminar in the UK.It can also be used as an important strategic reserve such as key minerals and medical supplies to reduce dependence on China.
The Five -Eyes Alliance is an intelligence alliance established in 1941. Member states include the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.With this epidemic revealing the dependence of Western countries in China's important strategic reserves, the British Guardian reported that with the support of the Five Eye Alliance, Australia, Canada, and the United States are planning to increase the output of rare and semi -rare metals. It is expected that in the short termAnnounce.These rare earths are indispensable ingredients for products such as mobile phones, computer and television, and are also widely used in jet engines, satellites, laser and missiles.According to the US Geological Survey, in the past 10 years, China has an average of more than 90 % of global rare earth production and supply.
Plan to increase the output of rare earth and depends on China
The Guardian also pointed out that there are conservative members of the UK who want to expand the role of the Five Eyes to form a closer political and economic alliance to compete in China.) When participating in the British Think Tank's video seminars, I said that after the five -eye alliance countries review their respective supply chains, it will help countries to understand how to reduce their weaknesses and may also form free trade groups.
The report revealed that at the video seminars of the Chinese Research Group in the British Conservative Party on Tuesday, Kono Kono mentioned the idea of joining the Five Eye Alliance in Japan and expressed his welcome to join the British to join the Cross Pacific Comprehensive Progress Agreement (CPTPP).Tom Tugendhat, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the British House of Commons, described the seminar, described that the five -eye alliance has been the core of intelligence and defense architecture in the past decades.Many reasons, Japan is an important strategic partner, and we should seize all opportunities to step up cooperation.
At the meeting, Kono also warned that China's economic growth may be capable of acquiring foreign technology companies and establishing scientific and technological cooperation relations with countries such as the United Kingdom, which will be very important to compete with China and gather investment.
Strengthen intelligence exchange to deal with North Korean issues
The Kyodo News Agency at the beginning of this year has quoted news that the Five Eye Alliance has strengthened intelligence cooperation with Japan, South Korea and France to deal with the North Korean issue, also known as the partnership of the country's intention to form partnership, and strengthen intelligence exchanges on China's continuous expansion of military forces.
David Howell, who was former chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Commission of the British House of Representatives, also wrote in the Japanese Times at the end of last month that it is time to let Japan with advanced communication technology join the five -eye alliance to deal with the rise of China and explain it to explainThis is because super intelligence, network manipulation and various soft power message transmission will be future weapons.
