Exercises in the Kyushu region will see nations participate in air, land and sea exercises, while Australia has sent a warship to support the operation involving around 300 troops, fighter jets, 10 surface ships. and a Japanese submarine.
It is expected to be the first of several joint military exercises conducted by Japan in the region. A British aircraft carrier and a German navy ship are expected to head into Indo-Pacific waters later in 2021.
The military activity comes against a backdrop of growing tensions between China and other countries in the region, as they accuse Beijing of engaging in aggressive military activity to solidify control of the East China Seas and southern.
Conversely, China argued that the basis of the ” tense situation “ is the US military encroachment in the region and its decision to “Unreasonably” make accusations about Chinese activity. He claims that “Instability and security risks” are coming “Mainly from outside the region.”
Japan and China are locked in a dispute over territory known as the Senkaku Islands by Tokyo and the Diaoyu Islands by Beijing. In recent years, China has imposed an air defense identification zone over the islands and allowed its coast guard to use lethal force in the region if ships break Beijing law. “National sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction”.
China has argued that its “nine-dashed demarcation line,” which stretches as far as 2,000 kilometers (1,242 miles) from mainland China and covers 90 percent of the disputed water, gives it historic rights to control the water. area, which is a key trade route for Beijing and other nations.
Canberra’s decision to support the joint military exercises comes weeks after Australian Home Secretary Mike Pezzullo warned that “The drums of war are beating” in the South China Sea, a statement supported by the country’s Minister of Home Affairs and Defense Minister.
China has expressed a desire to ease tensions with Australia, saying towards the end of 2020 that it wants relations “Get back on track as soon as possible.”
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