US Secretary of Defense “Discussion of Opinion on China's Bad Conduct” Talks with Defense Minister Kono, August 29, 18:11
At the beginning of the meeting with Defense Minister Kono, Secretary of Defense Esper said, "The United States will cooperate with Japan and other allies to protect the free and open Indo-Pacific region. During the meeting, I would like to discuss the bad deeds of the Chinese Communist Party's administration, including the invasion of neighboring countries in the East and South China Seas."
Regarding the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, "The United States will maintain its position to oppose the activities of the Chinese government, including the challenge of Japanese administration in the Senkaku Islands to which Article 5 of the US-Japan Security Treaty applies." I said.
In a contribution to the newspaper on the 25th, Secretary Esper called on each country to reconsider relations with the Chinese military, saying that they continued to take aggressive action on neighboring countries, and in addition to the multilateral The United States has shown a stance of increasing the pressure on China in the military aspect, such as by observing military exercises during the period.
Meanwhile, Secretary Esper said that Prime Minister Abe expressed his intention to resign, "I am sorry. Prime Minister Abe was a great leader and he was instrumental in strengthening Japan-US security relations." It was