{"id":6899,"date":"2023-05-13T17:15:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T16:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=6899"},"modified":"2023-05-13T17:42:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T16:42:21","slug":"japan-foreign-minister-warns-that-increasing-military-collaboration-of-china-and-russia-would-be-dangerous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/diplomatic-world\/japan-foreign-minister-warns-that-increasing-military-collaboration-of-china-and-russia-would-be-dangerous\/2023\/05\/13\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"japan F.M worries about increasing collaboration of Russia and china"},"content":{"rendered":"

STOCKHOLM<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> Japanese<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Minister<\/span> Yoshimasa<\/span> Hayashi<\/span> said<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> security<\/span> situation<\/span> in<\/span> Europe<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Indo-Pacific<\/span> region<\/span> has<\/span> become<\/span> inseparable<\/span> since<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> all-out<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> citing<\/span> military<\/span> cooperation<\/span> between<\/span> Russia<\/span> and<\/span> China<\/span> in<\/span> Asia.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>Speaking<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Europe-Indo-Pacific<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Ministers’<\/span> Meeting<\/span> in<\/span> Sweden,<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Minister<\/span> Hayashi<\/span> said<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> war<\/span> with<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> was<\/span> “shaking<\/span> the<\/span> foundations<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> international<\/span> order”<\/span> and<\/span> called<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> joint<\/span> response<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> international<\/span> community.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Otherwise,<\/span> similar<\/span> challenges<\/span> could<\/span> arise<\/span> in<\/span> other<\/span> regions,<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> existing<\/span> order<\/span> that<\/span> underpins<\/span> our<\/span> country’s<\/span> peace<\/span> and<\/span> prosperity<\/span> could<\/span> be<\/span> fundamentally<\/span> overthrown,”<\/span> Hayashi<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Japan<\/span> is<\/span> adamant<\/span> in<\/span> its<\/span> support<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> war,<\/span> but<\/span> China<\/span> remains<\/span> neutral,<\/span> declaring<\/span> a<\/span> “borderless”<\/span> relationship<\/span> with<\/span> Moscow<\/span> and<\/span> accusing<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> and<\/span> NATO<\/span> of<\/span> provoking<\/span> the<\/span> conflict.<\/span> Japanese<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Fumio<\/span> Kishida<\/span> visited<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> capital<\/span> Kiev<\/span> in<\/span> March<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> sidelines<\/span> of<\/span> meetings<\/span> in<\/span> Moscow<\/span> between<\/span> Chinese<\/span> President<\/span> Xi<\/span> Jinping<\/span> and<\/span> Russian<\/span> President<\/span> Vladimir<\/span> Putin.<\/span> Lin<\/span> accused<\/span> Beijing<\/span> of<\/span> “continuing<\/span> and<\/span> intensifying<\/span> unilateral<\/span> attempts”<\/span> to<\/span> change<\/span> the<\/span> status<\/span> quo<\/span> by<\/span> force<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> East<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> China<\/span> Seas<\/span> and<\/span> stepping<\/span> up<\/span> military<\/span> activities<\/span> around<\/span> Taiwan.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“In<\/span> addition,<\/span> China<\/span> and<\/span> Russia<\/span> are<\/span> stepping<\/span> up<\/span> military<\/span> cooperation,<\/span> including<\/span> joint<\/span> bomber<\/span> flights<\/span> and<\/span> joint<\/span> naval<\/span> exercises<\/span> near<\/span> Japan,”<\/span> Lin<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>China<\/span> claims<\/span> sovereignty<\/span> over<\/span> most<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> South<\/span> China<\/span> Sea<\/span> and<\/span> Japanese-controlled<\/span> islands<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> East<\/span> China<\/span> Sea,<\/span> claiming<\/span> it<\/span> has<\/span> the<\/span> right<\/span> to<\/span> defend<\/span> its<\/span> sovereignty<\/span> and<\/span> development<\/span> interests.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Lim<\/span> also<\/span> warned<\/span> that<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> launched<\/span> ballistic<\/span> missiles<\/span> “with<\/span> unprecedented<\/span> frequency<\/span> and<\/span> manner”,<\/span> “escalating<\/span> provocations”<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> region.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>He<\/span> met<\/span> with<\/span> dozens<\/span> of<\/span> ministers<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> European<\/span> Union<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Indo-Pacific<\/span> region<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> northern<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Swedish<\/span> capital.<\/span> China<\/span> was<\/span> not<\/span> invited<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> talks.<\/span> “Since<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> the<\/span> security<\/span> situation<\/span> here<\/span> in<\/span> Europe<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> security<\/span> situation<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Pacific<\/span> have<\/span> become<\/span> inseparable.<\/span> That<\/span> is<\/span> why<\/span> the<\/span> European<\/span> ministers<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Pacific<\/span> ministers<\/span> will<\/span> discuss<\/span> these<\/span> issues<\/span> together<\/span> here<\/span> in<\/span> Stockholm.<\/span> It<\/span> is<\/span> very<\/span> important<\/span> and<\/span> very<\/span> meaningful,”<\/span> Lin<\/span> told<\/span> reporters<\/span> upon<\/span> his<\/span> arrival.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Pakistan’s<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Minister<\/span> Hina<\/span> Rabbani<\/span> Karl<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> entire<\/span> world<\/span> was<\/span> affected<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> war,<\/span> leading<\/span> to<\/span> global<\/span> challenges<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> climate<\/span> change<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> COVID-19<\/span> pandemic.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“We<\/span> are<\/span> all<\/span> trying<\/span> to<\/span> approach<\/span> this<\/span> issue<\/span> in<\/span> our<\/span> own<\/span> way,”<\/span> she<\/span> said.<\/span> \u201cI<\/span> think<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> lessons<\/span> that<\/span> countries<\/span> like<\/span> Pakistan<\/span> have<\/span> learned<\/span> is<\/span> that<\/span> escalating<\/span> conflict<\/span> is<\/span> never<\/span> the<\/span> solution.<\/span> We<\/span> want<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> able<\/span> to<\/span> rebuild<\/span> lives<\/span> instead<\/span> of<\/span> destroying<\/span> them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

STOCKHOLM (AP) – Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said that the security situation in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region has become inseparable since Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine, citing military cooperation between Russia and China in Asia.\u00a0 Speaking at the Europe-Indo-Pacific Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Sweden, Foreign Minister Hayashi said Russia’s war with Ukraine was […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[2425,2428,2480,24,26,2409],"tags":[4667,4893,4894,4895,4896,4897,4898,152,936,1373,2169,3213,4426,4445],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chinarussia.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6899"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6899"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6910,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6899\/revisions\/6910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}