Biden stressed an unwavering US commitment to defend Japan using its full range of capabilities.
WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida promised a"new era" of US-Japan strategic cooperation on April 10, laying out a series of projects from co-development of missiles to manned moon landings, while condemning China's escalatory behavior in the region.
Biden stressed an unwavering US commitment to defend Japan using its full range of capabilities, including nuclear, and the two said Japan's moves to enhance its defense structure and abilities launched"a new era of US-Japan security cooperation." The United States and its allies, including Japan, have been building up their militaries to counter what they see as a
The defense plans will see the two sides establish a forum on defense industrial cooperation that would identify areas for co-development and co-production of missiles and maintenance of US warships and aircraft, the statement said.
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