China opposes coercive actions such as changing the status quo-Japan-US-Australia Defense Talks July 8 11:54
The defense ministers of Japan, the United States, and Australia held a videoconference and agreed to strongly oppose the intimidating behavior that would change the situation, with China intensifying its expansion into the ocean.
China, which is expanding its ocean expansion, has conducted military exercises in the three waters of the East China Sea, the South China Sea, and the Yellow Sea at the same time by 6th of this month, and is therefore expected to show off its influence in this area. I will.
Defense Minister Kono held a video conference with US Secretary of Defense Esper and Australian Defense Minister Reynolds on the morning of the 8th.
With China in mind, we strongly agree to oppose intimidating actions that change the current situation in the East and South China Seas, and work closely together to secure freedom of navigation and flight with a view to deterring such actions. I confirmed that I would go.
The three also expressed deep concern about the enactment of China's Hong Kong National Security Act, which cracks down on anti-government moves in Hong Kong.
In addition, the consensus agreed that the launch of North Korean ballistic missiles is a serious threat to the international community and that UN Security Council resolutions must be fully implemented for the complete and irreversible destruction of ballistic missiles of all ranges. Did.
On the other hand, according to the Ministry of Defense, the abandonment of deployment of the new interception missile system "Aegis Ashore" to Yamaguchi and Akita prefectures was not taken up in the meeting on the 8th.