Former Liberal Democratic Party Prime Minister Abe has welcomed US President Joe Biden's intention to be involved in the military in the event of a Taiwan emergency, saying that he has shown his will and restrained China. rice field.
US President Joe Biden was asked at a press conference after the last Japan-US summit whether he was ready to be involved in the military for the defense of Taiwan. "Yes, that is our determination." I answered.
Regarding this, former Liberal Democratic Party Prime Minister Abe said at a faction meeting, "There is a debate that it may be a mistake, but it must have been discussed in advance in anticipation of the question at the press conference, and President Biden showed his intention. It must have been. "
He added, "I think I was restraining myself while modifying the ambiguous strategy, and I welcome my remarks. I hope that it will lead to increased deterrence rather than provocation."
On the other hand, Prime Minister Kishida said that he would increase defense spending, saying, "Since it is a considerable increase, I think it will increase to the extent that 7 trillion yen can be seen from the latter half of 6 trillion yen in the initial budget for next year." Said.