Photo shows Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi (L) holding a videoconference with his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe (screen) in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Defense Ministry)(Kyodo)
CNN: Japan and China agree to set up defense hotline amid territorial tensions
Hong Kong (CNN)The defense ministers of Japan and China on Monday agreed to set up a joint communication hotline by the end of 2022, a news release from Japan's Defense Ministry said, amid tensions between the East Asian neighbors.
China's Defense Ministry confirmed the hotline agreement in a statement without giving a date for its implementation.
The agreement -- reached during a two-hour video conference between Japan's Nobuo Kishi and China's Wei Fenghe -- comes with their countries in dispute over Taiwan and issues in the East and South China seas.
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Japan And China Agree To A Military Hotline
Japan, China agree to begin operating defense hotline next year -- Kyodo News
Japan to launch military hotline with China in 2022 -- ABC News Australia
Japan agrees to launch military hotline with China next year -- Reuters
Hotline takes chill off Japan/China defense talks -- Asia Times
2 comments:
Oh yes yes, I'm sure China will be sincere when answering that line ;)
Doubt I'd trust the CCP enough to bother with a hotline. It hasn't come easily, but it has managed to earn a coveted spot on the "Bullshitters Top Ten" list. The USSR was also a master bullshitter, but China is special in this regard.
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