The goal of the change is to make the US and Japanese forces more agile in crises, such as a possible Chinese attack on Taiwan.
of the United States president Joe Biden and the Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida announced that they would update the defense cooperation between the countries when the Japanese minister visited the White House on Wednesday.
Biden and Kishida shared their plans to reorganize the US military leadership in Japan. The goal of the change is to make the US and Japanese forces more agile in crises, such as a possible Chinese attack on Taiwan.
“This is the most significant update to our alliance since its inception,” Biden said at a news conference with Kishida.
The US president described the two countries' relations as unbreakable and said their agreements on Wednesday set a new milestone for military cooperation between the two countries.
Biden assured that the update of defense cooperation is completely defensive. The president also said the update does not target any nation or threat in the region. Kishida, on the other hand, called for peace and stability over the Taiwan Strait at the press conference.
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