Japan-US-Australia joint training in the South China Sea With emphasis on China, emphasis on cooperation among the three countries July 21, 17:44
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) announced that it has been conducting joint training with the US Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and the Australian Navy's ships from the 19th in the South China Sea and elsewhere. As the US strengthens its control over China in the South China Sea, it seems that the aim is to emphasize cooperation.
According to the Maritime Self-Defense Force, 9 vessels, including the escort ship "Teruzuki", the US Navy's nuclear carrier "Ronald Reagan", and the Australian Navy amphibious assault ship, are participating in the joint training.
The training that started on the 19th is to confirm the roles of each ship and the procedure of information sharing in various battle scenes in the Pacific Ocean off the South China Sea and Guam.
Over the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy has revealed that two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, including the Ronald Reagan, have conducted two military exercises this month, and this joint training strengthens the US's control of China. There seems to be an aim to emphasize cooperation among the three countries.
According to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, it is the first time that the three countries have conducted joint training since the spread of the new coronavirus, and Hiromi Yamamura, at the press conference on the 21st, said, ``The closeness of the three countries. It's a good opportunity to promote a strong relationship."