In an interview with NHK, a senior U.S. State Department official strengthened military ties between Europe and countries in the Indo-Pacific region through the NATO summit in Spain and strengthened its influence in the region. He expressed his desire to counter the increasing number of China.
Adviser Derek Cholet, who advises Secretary Blinken at the US State Department, responded to an interview with NHK on the 28th.
In this, Adviser Cholet said of China, "I am very concerned about China's provocative actions in the Indo-Pacific region. Following G7, NATO reiterated its common security determination regarding concerns about China's actions. I will confirm it. "
Mr. Cholet pointed out that the first participation of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other leaders of the Indo-Pacific region at the NATO summit shows that the United States and NATO attach great importance to the issues in this region. "We are determined to strengthen military ties in the Indo-Pacific region and will deepen relations between regional allies and European allies," said China by strengthening ties between the two regions. He expressed his desire to counteract.
On the other hand, regarding North Korea, which is concerned about conducting its seventh nuclear test, he said that he had not yet responded to the call for dialogue. I'm doing it. "