Japan’s Commitment to Cooperating With the US ‘Crucial’ to Confronting China’s Geopolitical Threats

‘Cooperation between the United States and Japan is, for the CCP, the greatest geopolitical nightmare,’ according to editor-in-chief Guo Jun.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gives a speech in Congress while Vice President Kamala Harris (L), House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson (R), and other lawmakers listen in, on April 11, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

During his visit to the United States on April 11, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed Congress and stated that Japan would fully cooperate with the United States to maintain international order.

Mr. Kishida’s commitment was made during a U.S. presidential election year and amidst two major regional conflicts: the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas war. In the age of nuclear weapons and artificial intelligence (AI), Japan is playing an increasingly important role in supporting the United States in geopolitical confrontations.

Dealing With America’s Adversaries

Chinese political commentator Heng He pointed out on NTD’s Chinese-language program “Pinnacle View” that former President Donald Trump recently criticized the Biden administration’s foreign policies at a rally in Pennsylvania and reiterated his America First foreign policy.