As China strengthens its marine advance, troops from European countries such as Britain, France, and Germany are sending ships to the Indo-Pacific region one after another, and the government deepens defense cooperation by repeating joint training with the Self-Defense Forces. , I want to connect to the stability of the region.
Last month, the British government announced that it would dispatch a carrier strike group centered on the state-of-the-art aircraft carrier "Queen Elizabeth" to the Indo-Pacific region and call at ports in Japan and elsewhere.
At the Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministerial Conference in February, the two countries confirmed that they would deepen their security cooperation with China in mind as it strengthens its marine advance, and Minister of Defense Kishi said about this dispatch. "The relationship between Japan and the UK has entered a new stage," he said, and expressed his intention to welcome him.
In addition, Dutch ships will join the British carrier strike group, France will call amphibious assault ships to Japan in May, and Germany will dispatch frigate ships in August. There are a series of movements to dispatch ships to the Indo-Pacific region.
Behind these movements, it seems that European countries are also aiming to strengthen their involvement in the region as China strengthens its marine expansion, and the government will take this opportunity to conduct joint training with the Self-Defense Forces. We would like to deepen our defense cooperation and lead to regional stability.