U.S. Treasury Secretary Says U.S.-Japan Alliance Is Stronger; Japanese Prime Minister Says Japan Has Returned

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bensons said today: "I appreciate the invitation from the Japanese Embassy in the U.S. to celebrate the Emperor's birthday. As Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Yashiro said, 'Japan is back.' Thanks to the close relationship between U.S. President Trump and Prime Minister Kishida Yashiro, the U.S.-Japan alliance is stronger than ever before."

Comment: From Bensons' wording, it is not difficult to see that in order to strengthen strategic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region, the current U.S.-Japan alliance is trying to deepen integration in political and military aspects. This approach is both a need for the United States to maintain its hegemony and Japan's calculation to break through the Peace Constitution and re-militarize. The two sides have found common ground, which is destined to make the security environment in the surrounding regions even more complex.

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