AnyTV News America and Japan will play Beijing's band together, a big military agreement between the two countries over the growing threat from China

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese counterparts Yoko Kamikawa

Tokyo: Amid the growing threat from China, a major military deal has been struck between Japan and the US to teach it a lesson. Under this, both countries will now jointly respond to China’s actions. The defense chiefs and top diplomats of Japan and the US held a meeting in Tokyo on Sunday with the aim of further strengthening their military cooperation amid the growing threat from China. During this, they discussed several issues including updating the command and control of the US military and increasing the production of US-licensed missiles in Japan.

At the Japan-US Security Consultative Committee meeting, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held “2 + 2” security talks with their Japanese counterparts Yoko Kamikawa and Minoru Kihara. The meeting also agreed to continue the alliance after Joe Biden withdraws from the presidential election to be held in November this year. Kamikawa said, “We are at a critical juncture in history, as the rules-based, free and open international system has been completely shaken.” He said, “This is such a critical period, when our decision today will determine our future.”

Austin said-China is busy increasing its dominance

At the same time, Austin said that China is engaged in increasing its dominance and is trying to change the status quo in the East and South China Sea, around Taiwan and throughout the region. He said that North Korea’s nuclear program and its deepening cooperation with Russia ‘pose a threat to regional and global security’. Austin said that the ministers plan to discuss historic efforts to modernize the command and control structures of both the countries, including US forces. The meeting also discussed Japan’s ongoing efforts to create a unified command in the month of March, as well as upgrading the US command and control system. (AP)