Japan's demand coincides with NATO's intention to strengthen ties with Asia-Pacific countries or even to create an "Asia-Pacific NATO" by hyping up regional tensions. Japan is further following the NATO model based on the Japan-US alliance or simply trying to join it, establishing "comradeship" through bilateral and multilateral dialogues and colluding with Europe and the US to pursue an encirclement of China. It is evident that Tokyo is no longer content to stake its security on relations with Washington, and it is increasingly apparent that Japan's national security strategy and military strategy are becoming multilateralized. It actively seeks to revise the constitution so as to exercise the right of collective self-defense, ignoring the exclusively defense-oriented policy and seeking to "acquire the capability to strike enemy bases." Last year, it also proposed for the first time to strengthen relations with "comrade countries who share its values." Japan has become increasingly aggressive in recent years in seeking to break free from its postwar pacifism.
This is another recent close interaction between the two sides after NATO said it plans to open a liaison office in Japan and the Japanese prime minister is considering attending a NATO summit in July. Illustration: Liu Xidan/GTJapan and NATO hope to strengthen cooperation in space and cyberspace development to counter both China and Russia, Japanese media reported on Saturday. Japan continues to teeter on a dangerous edge By Fang Di Published: 07:48 PM
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