{"id":38345,"date":"2024-03-26T04:26:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T04:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=38345"},"modified":"2024-03-26T04:31:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T04:31:43","slug":"us-and-japan-to-strengthen-military-ties-as-they-eye-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=38345","title":{"rendered":"US and Japan to strengthen military ties as they eye China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Al Jazeera:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan and the United States are in talks to boost military cooperation as they eye a growing threat from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two countries are discussing increased integration and cooperation, Japan\u2019s government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Monday. Reports suggest that US operations in the country will be seriously upgraded as Washington looks to counter any potential threat from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJapan and the United States have been discussing ways to strengthen cooperation in command and control in order to enhance interoperability and readiness,\u201d Hayashi told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will unveil a plan in April to restructure the US military command\u2019s East Asia command structure, the Reuters news agency reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agenda for the summit has not yet been decided, Hayashi added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy understanding is that nothing has been decided regarding the American side\u2019s structure, including strengthening the functions of US Forces Japan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Financial Times reported that \u201cthe Pentagon is some way from making any decision\u201d, but that both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2024\/3\/15\/japans-bid-to-cancel-residency-of-foreigners-who-dodge-taxes-stirs-unease\">Japan<\/a> and the United States were eager to boost ties \u201cto respond to what they view as a growing threat from China\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It called the plans \u201cthe biggest upgrade to [the US-Japan] security alliance since they signed a mutual defence treaty in 1960\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington will consider appointing a four-star commander to oversee its forces in Japan as a counterpart to the head of a proposed Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) headquarters overseeing all of the country\u2019s military operations, Reuters reported, quoting unnamed sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Details of the security plan are due to be announced at the White House on April 10, when Biden and Kishida meet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al Jazeera: Japan and the United States are in talks to boost military cooperation as they eye a growing threat from China. The two countries are discussing increased integration and cooperation, Japan\u2019s government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Monday. Reports suggest that US operations in the country will be seriously upgraded as Washington looks to counter any potential threat from China. \u201cJapan and the United States have been discussing ways to strengthen cooperation in command and control in order to enhance interoperability and readiness,\u201d Hayashi told reporters. 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