US and Japan Suspect China, Beijing: This Fake Info Stains Us

The United States and Japan issued a joint statement voicing deep concern about China's growing power that is seen as endangering the region and vowing to work together against attempts to destabilize it.

The statement was issued following a virtual meeting of foreign and defense ministers of the two allies to discuss potential threats from China and rising tensions over Taiwan, Friday, January 7, 2022.

The ministers expressed concern that China's efforts "to undermine the rules-based order" present "political, economic, military and technological challenges to the region and the world".

"Japan and the United States have decided to work together to prevent and, if necessary, respond to destabilizing activities in the region," the joint statement said.

The ministers also said they had "serious and ongoing concerns" about human rights in the Xinjiang region and Hong Kong, and stressed the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.

In a separate virtual summit on Thursday, Japan and Australia signed a defense cooperation agreement.

"This is clearly a composite message that reflects shared concerns, not a case of twisting the US to get Japan to sign an obscure euphemism," said Daniel Russell, who served as the top US diplomat for Asia under President Barack Obama and is now at the Institute for Asian Community Policy. .

"In particular, the expression of shared determination to respond if necessary to destabilizing activity comes across as a strong expression of the solidarity and determination of the alliance."

Prior to the talks, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington and Tokyo were planning new defense deals to counter emerging threats, including hypersonics and space-based capabilities.

Next: China's strong response

China regrets the emergence of strong suspicions from the three countries.

"We regret and resolutely oppose the massive interference in China's internal affairs by the US, Japan and Australia and the falsification of information to tarnish China and undermine the solidarity and mutual trust of countries in the region," said a spokesman for China's foreign ministry .

, Wang Wenbin, at a press conference in Beijing.

Japan has close economic ties to China but is increasingly concerned it could move against democratic Taiwan.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the alliance "must not only strengthen the tools we have, but also develop new ones", citing Russia's military build-up against Ukraine, Beijing's "provocative" actions over Taiwan and North Korea's latest missile launch.

Russia, China and the United States are also racing to build hypersonic weapons, whose extreme speed and maneuverability make them difficult to spot and block with interceptor missiles.

While its neighbors are testing hypersonic missiles, Japan has been working on electromagnetic "railgun" technology to target them.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida promised in October to revise Japan's security strategy to consider "all options including possession of so-called enemy strike capabilities".

Source: https://www.msn.com/id-id/berita/dunia/as-dan-jepang-curigai-cina-beijing-info-palsu-ini-menodai-kami/ar-AASwVu3?ocid=mmx& ;PC=EMMX01

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