The first ministerial talks on foreign affairs and defense between Japan and the United States since the inauguration of the Biden administration in the United States, the so-called "2 plus 2", has begun.
It is expected that a result document will be compiled that strongly restrains China's unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East China Sea and other areas.
Foreign Minister Motegi, Defense Minister Kishi, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Austin's ministerial talks on foreign affairs and defense between Japan and the United States, the so-called "2 plus 2", began at the Iikura Public Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after 3:00 pm. ..
In the talks, it is expected that the response to China, which is emerging economically and militarily, will be the biggest theme, and the Maritime Police Law, which is a maritime security officer, will be enacted to allow the use of weapons. It seems to share strong concerns about the advancement of.
After that, it is expected to reconfirm that the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture are subject to Article 5 of the Japan-US Security Treaty, which stipulates defense obligations by the United States.
After "2 plus 2", all four ministers are expected to attend a press conference, and a result document will be compiled that strongly restrains China's unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East China Sea and other areas.
A meeting between Prime Minister Suga and Secretaries Blinken and Austin is also scheduled on the 16th, and the US and Japanese governments will hold a strong Japan-US alliance toward the realization of a "free and open Indo-Pacific" through a series of meetings. I want to show inside and outside.