Sunday, January 24, 2021

New U.S. Defense Chief Reaffirms Commitment To Japan To Defending Its Islands Against China

Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi speaks with new U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin over the phone at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday. DEFENSE MINISTRY 


TOKYO (Reuters) - New U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, during his first phone call with his Japanese counterpart, reaffirmed America’s commitment to Tokyo to defending a group of East China Sea islets claimed by both Japan and China, the Pentagon said. 

Austin, in talks with Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, confirmed that Article 5 of the U.S.-Japan security treaty, which stipulates U.S. defence obligations to Japan, covers the uninhabited islands, the Pentagon said in a statement. 

The islets are known as the Senkaku islands in Japan and Diaoyu in China. 


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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Japanese diplomats surely are reporting to Tokyo that ChinaJoe is senile and beholden to China. ChinaJoes promises are as sturdy as Hunter Biden’s resolve to give up cocaine.

Jac said...

Words, just words. The decision will come from the "Defense in Chief" who is Alzheimer in Chief. Good luck.

Anonymous said...

I noticed with the issues surrounding our world people are so worried like Jac. Things don’t just go as yoi think Jac.