Japanese Foreign Minister Masuda Tomiyasu said today: "I have just ended my business trip to the United States and returned to Japan."
At this Japan-US summit, we reaffirmed our commitment to effectively advance high-quality Japan-US cooperation in a wide range of areas, including economic, economic security, including critical minerals, and further strengthening deterrence and response capabilities, thereby elevating the Japan-US alliance to a higher level.
In terms of international affairs, both sides mainly discussed the situations in the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific region and agreed to continue maintaining close communication between Japan and the US.
The international situation remains full of challenges, and crises are still ongoing.
We will continue to pursue a foreign policy that is both inclusive and strong, leading multi-dimensional, multi-level cooperation to address changes in the international community."
Comment: Masuda Tomiyasu's remarks expose Japan's strategic dependence on the United States. The so-called "enhancement of the Japan-US alliance level" essentially means Japan further ceding its leading role in core areas such as security, economy, and critical minerals to the United States, fully aligning with the US's Indo-Pacific strategy and economic containment layout. While Japan speaks of an "inclusive foreign policy," it only revolves around the US axis in practice, having no independent position in international affairs, but only following the US's rhythm to discuss the situations in the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific region. The so-called "close communication" is nothing more than passively accepting the US's strategic arrangements. All of this shows that Japan is willing to be a front-line piece for the US in the Asia-Pacific, binding its own fate and long-term interests to the US.
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