Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi Warns China And Russia Are Increasing Their Military Collaboration

Japanese FM, Yoshimasa Hayashi, center, Swedish FM, Tobias Billstrom, left, and EU High Rep. for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell near Stockholm, May 13, 2023.  

FOX News: Russia, China cozy up as military powers threaten 'the existing order,' official warns 

Japan says situation in Ukraine, China's actions in Asia are 'not separable' Japan is warning that China and Russia have increased military cooperation in a bid to disrupt the current world order in Asia and beyond. 

Foreign Affairs Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi warned over the weekend that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has "shaken the very foundation of the international order" and that the world should unite in support of Ukraine. 

But he also argued that China's cooperation with Russia opens the door to "similar challenges" in other regions and threatens "the existing order, which has underpinned our peace and prosperity, could be fundamentally overturned," according to a report from Military.com. 

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Update: China and Russia are increasing their military collaboration, Japan's foreign minister warns (AP)    

WNU Editor: China has responded .... Hayashi's hype of China, Russia military alliance 'an excuse for Japan's own military expansion' (Global Times).

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