The United States and Australia on Tuesday invited the Japanese military to deploy a rotating force to Australia, pledging to present a united front against China’s military ambitions.
“What’s really important is that we’re doing this to create balance in our region by engaging other countries in the region, and we look forward to having more exchanges with Japan.”Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles told journalists about it.
“We are going to Japan at the end of the week and will invite Japan to participate in more exercises with Australia and the United States.”Richard Marles added at a press conference for the defense and foreign ministers of Australia and America after the discussions in Washington.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the allies wanted Japan to participate in joint operations in Australia, where the United States has stationed about 2,000 Marines in Darwin, in the north, on six-month rotations since 2012.
The Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs of Australia also told the press that they agreed to strengthen military cooperation with the United States in Washington. The head of the Pentagon detailed that the USA and Australia have agreed to increase the rotation of bombers, fighters, the US Army and Navy. “We have decided to expand trilateral defense cooperation and invite Japan to join our defense posture initiatives in Australia.“, he said.
Japan has sought to strengthen cooperation with Australia in recent years, but the defense relationship is more sensitive because of Tokyo’s official pacifism after World War II.
Source: Le Figaro
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