According to the Japanese Economic Shimbun report on the 3rd, the Japanese government and relevant persons in NATO revealed in the interview that Japan and NATO intend to enhance cooperative relations, including formulating a new security cooperation plan, and opened a liaison office in Tokyo by the end of 2024 to the end of 2024Essence
It is reported that this is the first contact place opened in Asia in Asia to conduct regular consultations with major partners in Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and other regions, and contacted other Asian countries, such as India and ASEAN countries.
Although NATO has similar liaison places in many places in the world, such as Georgia, Ukraine, Bosnia, etc., but in Asia and the so -called "Indo -Pacific region", Japan is the first one.
The Danish Ambassador to the coordinating Japan said that the move was not the "face engineering", but "a very intuitive and real way."
The Danish Embassy in Japan is the Ambassador of NATO's liaison point in Japan. The Danish Ambassador to Japan Peter Tuco Sacon said that the establishment of a new contact place is by no means a symbolic behavior, because NATO and Asia-Pacific partners are partners in the Asia-Pacific regionIt is important to maintain the relationship.
He pointed out that since the release of the previous version of the "Strategic Concept" in NATO in 2010, the global geopolitical pattern has undergone tremendous changes. It was once a potential partner of Russia.EssenceThe new document also mentioned for the first time in China, claiming that "the rise of China may have an impact on the security of across Europe."
The Associate Professor of the Department of Comprehensive Policy of Qingyingyi University in Japan claimed that the Ukrainian war changed NATO's views on China.
Hegang claims that NATO will have a significant significance in the establishment of a liaison office in Japan."This means that NATO will review Asia through the prisms in Tokyo, including China. When representatives in Japan send back information to NATO headquarters, it will always pass through Tokyo."
As for what role Japan and NATO play in the future, whether Japan needs to provide office space for the liaison office, and whether NATO provides funds for this is still under negotiations.
If Japan provides funds for the foothold of a Western military alliance, this will symbolize a new stage of defense cooperation.
It is reported that this cooperation will be officially determined in the next few weeks. NATO hopes to invite Japanese Prime Minister Kishida to attend the NATO Summit in July and sign a "individual targeted partnership plan" (ITPP "(ITPP" before that), Deepen the cooperation in network threats, coordinate the positions of emerging and disruptive technologies, and conduct opinions on cracking down on false information exchange.
It is reported that ITPP is an upgraded version of the "Personal Partnership and Cooperation Plan" (IPCP) signed by both parties in 2014.ITPP marks more in -depth contact with the "Indo -Pacific Region".
On January 31, the secretary general of NATO StowErtenberg (left) shook hands with Kishida Wenxiong.Picture source: Visual China
Chang'an Street Knowledge (WeChat ID: CapitalNews) NATO has repeatedly speculated the so -called "Chinese challenge" recently. NATO Secretary -General Stoltenberg mentioned the "danger" of China and Russia many times while visiting Japan.The policy of positioning China as "unprecedented biggest strategic challenge" is similar.
At the NATO Summit in June last year, Kishida Wenxiong became the first Japanese leader to attend the NATO Summit. On the grounds of the Russian conflict, he declared that Japan intends to greatly improve its partnership with NATO because "Europe's security of European securityIt is inseparable from the safety of Asia. "
At the end of January this year, Stoltenberg visited Japan and discussed the idea of opening a new contact office for the first time.Kishida also introduced his plan in person -the representative of the current Japanese ambassador to the Belgium Ambassador to the Belgian Ambassador to set up a full -time ambassador to the NATO in NATO in NATO.
On April 5th, Japanese Foreign Minister Lin Fang announced during the NATO Foreign Minister's meeting that "China's military forces in the region are getting stronger and stronger", Japan cannot achieve the "free and open Indo -Pacific" goal proposed by Shinzo Abe alone.He welcomes NATO member states to participate in Indo -Pacific affairs.
