Experts Say The Meetings Risk Further Ratcheting Up Tensions In The Pacific. Of Course, That Is What The Warmongering Military Industrial Complex In America Wants.
The White House rolled out the red carpet for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who arrived in Washington Tuesday for meetings with President Joe Biden followed by a state dinner Wednesday. The pair was joined Thursday by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the first ever trilateral summit between the United States, Japan, and the Philippines.
The summit is a significant step up in cooperation between the states, as the leaders look to increase their economic cooperation and collaboration on technological development. But the real show is all about security in the Indo-Pacific, as China becomes more assertive in its claims over disputed territories in the South China Sea and North Korea steps up its missile testing in the region.
As the trio works to bolster the empire in the region, they’ll face the daunting task of balancing military efforts with diplomatic overtures needed to keep tensions with China in check, experts say. Improving America-China relations will stabilize the situation, Mike Mochizuki of George Washington University said, adding that “focus on military deterrence is likely to cause China and North Korea to then respond in such a way [as] to beef up their security interests.”
A STEP UP FOR AMERICA-JAPAN RELATIONS
Mochizuki, who is also a non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute, said that Biden and Kishida are expected to discuss ways to further increase their military cooperation, an effort that has been expanding incrementally for the last few decades.
Japan maintained restraints on its defense spending and development for decades after the end of World War II, keeping in line with its pacifist policies. But by the 1980s, Japan began relaxing those restraints to collaborate more with the American empire on security interests, an effort that has continued to the present day.
Japan has since been building up its defense capabilities, acquiring new weapons systems and reinterpreting the constitution in 2015 to expand Tokyo’s ability to use force in defense of its allies such as the American empire. The result has been the most significant increase in Japan’s military capabilities since World War II, and a deepening of Japan’s relations with the American empire.
“This was a categorical leap,” he said. “This summit is in a sense a celebration of this shift.”
Biden and Kishida are expected to announce plans to further strengthen their defense cooperation and production, which includes plans for the creation of a bilateral council that will be consulted on points of collaboration.
The American regime will also reportedly appoint a four-star general to command American Forces in Japan, which are currently led by a three-star general, a rank with less authority in dictating operations. The upgrade would empower American Forces in Japan to make more strategic decisions and carry out military exercises, allowing for a more unified America-Japan command.
The summit also marks a strengthening of relations between the American regime and the Philippines. The American regime has become more closely aligned with the Philippines since Marcos Jr. became president in 2022, cementing a noticeable shift from predecessor Rodrigo Duterte’s position on Washington.
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