Cooperation between countries and new corona countermeasures Aim of Chinese defense system Minister of Defense May 7 4:14
While the Chinese military is activating activities such as the first round trip of the aircraft carrier between the main island of Okinawa and Miyakojima, Defense Minister Kono holds telephone talks with the Minister of Defense of each country such as the United States and Europe. Therefore, it seems that there is also an aim to restrain China by showing cooperation with each country in countermeasures against new coronavirus infection.
The global spread of the new coronavirus is affecting the military activities of each country, and the U.S. military has been forced to suspend the operation after the infection of a crew member of the nuclear aircraft carrier "Theodore Roosevelt" is detected. In addition, infections have also been confirmed on French aircraft carriers.
On the other hand, the Chinese Army was very active last month, including the first reciprocation of the aircraft carrier “Liaoning” between the mainland of Okinawa and Miyakojima, and training in the South China Sea. Defense Minister Kono said, “Let's take measures against infection. It is hard to say that this is in line with international thoughts. "
Against this backdrop, Minister Kono is in talks with US Secretary of Defense Esper and European Defense Ministers such as Britain and France by telephone one after another and agrees to share information and lessons on infection control.
It seems that Minister Kono has the aim of restraining China and suppressing changes in the international order due to the spread of infection by showing cooperation with each country.