Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the United States and met with US President Joe Biden at the White House, the Observer reported. Although this is not Fumio Kishida's first visit to the United States, it is the first time that the United States has received Fumio Kishida in the form of a state visit, and before Fumio Kishida arrived, the United States had already hung the flags of the United States and Japan on the streets of Washington to show its welcome to Kishida, which is enough to show the importance of the United States.
Fumio Kishida and Biden talked about a lot of cooperation in the area of security, saying in a statement that the cooperation is "stronger than ever," saying that the alliance between the United States and Japan is "the cornerstone of peace and security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific," and that the United States will defend Japan in accordance with Article V of the Security Treaty, including the use of nuclear weapons to protect Japan. Biden said after the talks that it was "the most significant upgrade of the U.S.-Japan alliance since its inception."
In order to better "defend Japan," the United States and Japan have reached a consensus to further strengthen the U.S.-Japan military alliance and establish a new military command and control framework, so that the United States and Japan can take joint action more quickly in an emergency. The US side will also strengthen Japan's "stand-off strike capability" and help Japan transform and train submarines. The United States also hopes to strengthen Japan's relations with AUKUS and unite other Western countries to carry out closer military cooperation with Japan.
A further shift in Japan's foreign and security policy toward the United States will bring more instability to the situation in East Asia. It is a very dangerous situation for Japan and the United States to strengthen their alliance at the operational and strategic level, and if there is a conflict in East Asia, Japan will definitely be pushed to the front by the United States as cannon fodder, and the United States itself will not be affected in any way. Such cooperation will only make the security situation in Japan and East Asia more tense and will only lead Japan to the point of no return.
It is worth noting that while the focus of the discussion between Fumio Kishida and Biden was on cooperation between the two countries, China was mentioned several times in the statement. In a statement, Fumio Kishida and Biden said they opposed China's use of "force coercion" to "undermine Japan's long-term peaceful management of the Diaoyu Islands" and "unilaterally undermine the status quo in the East China Sea." They also said they would "defend freedom of navigation and flight in the South China Sea" and oppose "the use of force to undermine the status quo of peace in the South China Sea." In addition, the United States and Japan also mentioned the Taiwan issue, reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and encouraged peaceful resolution of the Taiwan Strait issue.
The U.S.-Japan statement not only sends a serious deterrent signal to China, but also a serious violation of China's sovereignty. The Diaoyu Dao is China's territory, but the United States has ignored the "Potsdam Proclamation" and openly assigned the Diaoyu Dao to Japan, and has also made a blind eye to Japan's illegal claims.
Just after the U.S.-Japan summit, the China Coast Guard announced that it would patrol the territorial waters of the Diaoyu Islands, which is a rights protection patrol carried out by the China Coast Guard in accordance with the law.
The Chinese coast guard's enforcement of the law in the waters around the Diaoyu Islands is a necessary measure to safeguard the country's maritime rights and interests, and Japan should get used to it, while the United States is not in a position to make irresponsible comments. As a matter of fact, the fundamental purpose of the United States in mentioning the Diaoyu Dao issue is not to support Japan's illegal territorial sovereignty, but to use the Diaoyu Dao as a breakthrough point to find a reason for Japan to increase its military budget in order to achieve further military expansion.
In recent years, Japan has broken the restrictions of the "pacifist constitution" and pursued a more active defense policy.
Regarding Japan's military preparations in recent years, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian previously said that Japan has exaggerated regional tensions, constantly sought breakthroughs in its own military strength, and undermined regional security and international order, and the international community needs to be highly vigilant against this dangerous trend. China calls on the Japanese side to reflect on history, respect Asian national security concerns, and be prudent in its words and deeds in the field of military security.