- June 21, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Japan’s defence minister Nobuo Kishi has urged European nations to have a stronger military involvement in the Indo-Pacific to counter China’s influence in the region.
According to South China Morning Post (SCMP), Kishi, in his first speech to the European Parliament subcommittee on security and defence on Friday, called on the European Parliament subcommittee to solidify its commitment to the Indo-Pacific region and for the two sides to “continue and expand” their security cooperation.
“[Parties] such as Japan and the EU must tackle together … the fight against authoritarianism…As defence minister, I highly commend the point that the EU strategy sets out [about] the strengthening of presence and action in the Indo-Pacific,” he said in an online address.
In his speech, Kishi went on to slam Beijing for its unilateral attempts to change the status quo by coercion and efforts to…
