U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (centre L) and Japan's Defense Minister Tomomi Inada © Toru Hanai / Reuters
Japan Times/Jiji Press: SDF won’t join U.S. operations in South China Sea: Inada
Defense Minister Tomomi Inada on Sunday ruled out the possibility of the Self-Defense Forces participating in U.S. military operations in the South China Sea.
At a meeting in Tokyo on Saturday, Inada and U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis agreed to improve their forces’ engagement in the South China Sea.
“I told Secretary Mattis that Japan supports the U.S. military’s freedom of navigation operation in the sea,” Inada said on a TV program Sunday. “But the SDF will not be sent to the area.”
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Update: Japan supports but won’t join US ‘freedom of navigation’ patrols in South China Sea (RT).
WNU Editor: The Japanese are getting "cold feet".
1 comment:
Foolish move. Either way that are in. Probably better to get in standing up, than from a dead sleep.
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