Japan and Australia have agreed to further expand defense ties including with joint military exercises
Japan and Australia agreed Thursday to further expand defense ties, including with joint military exercises, under their upgraded security pact that took effect two months ago amid mutual concern about China's growing influence in the region. The two countries have rapidly developed close defense ties in recent years, and Japan considers Australia as a semi-ally, its closest security partner after the United States, its only treaty ally.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government adopted a new security strategy last December that focuses on reinforcing strike capability, in a break from Japan’s postwar principle of having a military only for self-defense. Under the strategy, Japan also aims to nearly double its defense spending over the next five years, which would make it the world’s third-biggest spender after the United States and China.
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