US backs Japan considerations on China ships in disputed waters
11 February, 2021
US Secretary of Talk about Antony Blinken voiced concern on Wednesday (Feb 10) more than China's incursions into Japanese territorial waters, recommitting to the ally's defence.
In a mobile call, Blinken and Japanese foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi "expressed concern over increased Chinese assertiveness around the Senkaku Islands following China's enactment of a fresh coast guard law", State Department spokesman Ned Cost said.
"Secretary Blinken reaffirmed that the Senkakus fall within the scope of Content V of the US-Japan Protection Treaty," he said, discussing the section that commits both nations to defend one another if either is normally attacked.
Tokyo has voiced alarm above increased Chinese incursions immediately after Beijing enacted legislation allowing its coastline guard to use weapons against foreign ships seen as illegally entering its waters.
Japan administers the rocky islets found in the East China Ocean that are actually also claimed by Beijing, which cell phone calls them the Diaoyu, in addition to Taiwan.
Blinken's phone comes as President Joe Biden guarantees to continue to keep his predecessor Donald Trump's tough brand on a rising China while also paying better attention to allies.
Former secretary of express Hillary Clinton primary said the Senkakus fell less than Document V, although Trump went a step further by caution against tries to contest Japan's control above the islands.
The State Department explained Blinken and Motegi as well discussed last week's army coup in Myanmar, generally known as Burma, where Biden is normally rolling away punishment for the generals if indeed they do not come back capacity to elected leaders.
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