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Japanese air patrols over South China Sea would be 'welcome': Pentagon | The Japan Times

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Defense Department said Friday it would “welcome” future air patrols by Japan over the South China Sea, where China is involved in territorial disputes with some Southeast Asian countries.

But the U.S. State Department did not appear to be in step with the Pentagon in encouraging Japanese involvement in such operations, which would create a potential diplomatic issue all but certain to provoke China.

The two departments were commenting on a recent report that a senior U.S. naval officer favored air patrols by the Maritime Self-Defense Force over the waters.

Such an operation by the MSDF “in the South China Sea makes sense in the future,” Adm. Robert Thomas, top commander of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet, was quoted as saying in a recent interview with Reuters.

The 7th fleet operates from the western Pacific to the Indian Ocean and is based in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon’s press secretary, told reporters Friday, “We would agree with Adm. Thomas that those kinds of patrols and activity is welcome and will help contribute to stability in the region.”

“There’s no reason for China or any other nation to look at it any differently,” Kirby said.

But State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki stopped short of endorsing the reported remark.

“We’re not aware of any plans or proposals for Japan to patrol the South China Sea,” Psaki told a press briefing. “I believe they were comments made” by a Defense Department official.

The United States welcomes “a more active role for Japan in ensuring stability and security in Asia” Psaki said, adding, “But we’re not aware of plans or proposals for new patrols.”

She said, “It sounds like reports aren’t accurate.”

China has already expressed displeasure at the admiral’s reported remarks.

Hua Chunying, a spokeswoman at the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said Friday that countries outside the region should “refrain from sowing discord among other countries and creating tensions.”

Ties between Japan and China have been strained due mainly to disputes over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called Diaoyu in China and Tiaoyutai in Taiwan, which also claims them. The isles are uninhabited but believed to be located in areas rich in fishing and energy resources.

The U.S. government has repeatedly asked Tokyo and Beijing to settle the issue through dialogue.
 
JAPAN IS JUST A PUPPET OF THE USA, DID DON'T HAVE THE BALLS TO THREAT CHINA

They are still a little man with a big dream.

Some of their ultra-nationalists are arguing how they are going to bring China down by cooperating with the US.

They also have a genocidal plan for the Chinese people, so they can permanently occupy China's land.

The West keeps arguing about the Nazi atrocities against the Jews, yet deliberately ignoring the genocidal mentality of the right-wing Japanese towards the Chinese people.
 
They are still a little man with a big dream.

Some of their ultra-nationalists are arguing how they are going to bring China down by cooperating with the US.

They also have a genocidal plan for the Chinese people, so they can permanently occupy China's land.

The West keeps arguing about the Nazi atrocities against the Jews, yet deliberately ignoring the genocidal mentality of the right-wing Japanese towards the Chinese people.
MANY PEOPLE THAT THE CHINESE WERE ALSO VICTIMS OF GENOCIDE DURING WW2 :pakistan::china:
 
MANY PEOPLE THAT THE CHINESE WERE ALSO VICTIMS OF GENOCIDE DURING WW2 :pakistan::china:

Many people are saying that China is acting aggressively towards Japan, but they didn't know the nature of the Japanese people.

Japan is a beast under the cover of an angelic face.

They seem to be nice now, but their hunger for the land and power could easily turn them into the monsters.

The Japanese atrocities were not a myth at all, even the Nazi Germany was shocked by the evil deeds they have done to China.
 
what kind of medieval world are you living.


Do you even know the quantum of trade between Japan and china and since when Pak declared Japan as its enemy??

We are reducing our trade volume with Japan if they don't wanna fix their warmongering behavior.
 
what kind of medieval world are you living.


Do you even know the quantum of trade between Japan and china and since when Pak declared Japan as its enemy??
IM NOT SAYING PAKISTAN AND JAPAN ARE ENEMIES, BUT IN A TIME OF WAR PAKISTAN WILL 100% SUPPORT CHINA ALL THE WAY AGAINST JAPAN
 
We are reducing our trade volume with Japan if they don't wanna fix their warmongering behavior.
Go ahead but Japan is not Vietnam.

Moreover imagine a scenario like what would happen if E.U and U.S impose sanction on you especially in economic slowdown,Its a bigger weapon than Nukes.

IM NOT SAYING PAKISTAN AND JAPAN ARE ENEMIES, BUT IN A TIME OF WAR PAKISTAN WILL 100% SUPPORT CHINA ALL THE WAY AGAINST JAPAN
ohh okay

I hope your support would be at par with the Chinese support in Kargil,East Pakistan and siachen.
 
Go ahead but Japan is not Vietnam.

Moreover imagine a scenario like what would happen if E.U and U.S impose sanction on you especially in economic slowdown,Its a bigger weapon than Nukes.


ohh okay

I hope your support would be at par with the Chinese support in Kargil,East Pakistan and siachen.
WE WOULD POLITICAL SUPPORT THEM
 
Go ahead but Japan is not Vietnam.

Moreover imagine a scenario like what would happen if E.U and U.S impose sanction on you especially in economic slowdown,Its a bigger weapon than Nukes.

- Japan's economy has been messed up, just look at their recent report.

- China is not Russia, ask EU if they wanna impose the sanctions on their biggest trade partner. For example, we just bought 6 million German cars in last year, and do you think Germany is crazy to trigger another sanction against China? The sanction against Russia alone has already created the disastrous consequence on Europe.
 
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