Richard Armitage former US Deputy Secretary of State and Harvard University Professor Joseph Nai, former defense secretary of the United States, Republican and Republican Party of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, summarized the proposals for the two governments on how the Japan-US alliance should be "The renewal of the Japan-US alliance in the 21st century" was announced. With a strong awareness of the threats of China and North Korea, we propose to deepen the alliance including joint use of the SDF and US military bases in Japan, and ask Japan to spend more than 1% of GDP on defense expenditure It was.
In the recommendation, first of all, President Trumpu advocates "US first principle" and shows suspicions about forward deployment of the US military, pointed out that "there is a serious crisis against the alliance." He also warned, "While the talks between the US and Japan are negotiating tariffs, the threats of China and North Korea are rising." In addition, the two countries appealed the need to demonstrate strong leadership in Asia and the world.
As a policy to deepen concrete alliances, Japan and the US proposed to jointly use separate bases by US forces in Japan and the SDF. Also, with the maritime expansion in China, Japan and the United States urged the creation of a cooperative integrated task force in the western Pacific, and said, "We can respond to accidental collision in Taiwan, South China Sea, East China Sea."
In addition, although military tension is high ...