Japan, UK sign ‘hugely significant’ defence deal
Al JazeeraKishida and Sunak sign deal in London as Japan seeks to bolster ties with G7 nations amid China worries. Japan and the United Kingdom have signed a “hugely significant” new defence deal as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who recently unveiled his country’s biggest military buildup since World War II, seeks to bolster security ties with G7 partners amid worries about China’s growing power. Sunak’s office called Wednesday’s deal with Japan “the most significant defence agreement between the two countries in more than a century”. “The road to a ‘world without nuclear weapons,’ which Kishida, a native of Hiroshima where the world’s first atomic bomb was dropped, aims to achieve, is a difficult one due in part to China’s nuclear warhead buildup and North Korea’s nuclear development, but he hopes to maintain momentum for nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation in preparation for the Hiroshima summit,” said Tamura. “He “Kishida also wants NATO support for containing China by boosting the ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ concept and explain Tokyo’s concerns about China’s intentions towards Taiwan,” Kingston added.
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