East Asia could possibly be subsequent Ukraine, says Japanese PM after G7 tour

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida mentioned that East Asia could possibly be the following Ukraine, given an increase in China’s aggression towards Taiwan.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 16, 2023 14:35 IST

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. (File picture/Reuters)

By India Today Web Desk: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida mentioned that East Asia could possibly be the following Ukraine, given an increase in China’s aggression towards Taiwan and North Korea’s navy exercise.

Kicking off Japan’s yr as head of the Group of Seven (G7), Kishida visited leaders of all members of the elite membership besides Germany, the place he plans to go quickly following a scheduling battle, as reported by information company AFP.

The Japanese president confused the significance of standing as much as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, arguing that if a unilateral change to the established order went unchallenged, the identical would occur elsewhere.

Kishida mentioned that he shared with G7 leaders his “strong sense of crisis regarding the security environment in East Asia.”

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“Ukraine may be the East Asia of tomorrow,” Kishida informed a information convention a day after assembly President Joe Biden in

Washington, calling safety issues within the two areas “inseparable.”

“The situation around Japan is becoming increasingly severe with attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force in the East China Sea and South China Sea and the activation of North Korea’s nuclear and missile activities,” he mentioned.

Kishida was referring to China’s rising assertiveness in surrounding waters the place Beijing has a slew of island disputes, together with with Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam.

China in August additionally fired missiles into waters that lie in Japan’s financial zone as a part of main navy workout routines round Taiwan, a self-governing democracy that Beijing considers a part of its territory and has not dominated out taking by drive.

(With company inputs)

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Jan 16, 2023