Posted on 10/27/2020 7:24:32 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
Tokyo has agreed to supply Southeast Asian governments with patrol boats – Indonesia and Vietnam in particular – so they can secure their coasts amid tensions in the South China Sea, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Japan strongly supports preservation of the rule of law in international waterways and is troubled by some recent activities in the South China Sea that go against maritime law, the new prime minister said.
“Japan will support measures against illegal fishing by providing assistance in the form of patrol boats to ASEAN countries, including Indonesia and Vietnam,” Suga told a news conference in Jakarta as he wrapped up a visit to both countries – his first foreign trip since he succeeded Shinzo Abe as prime minister in mid-September.
“Peace and prosperity can be achieved in the region only if we implement the rule of law that allows everyone freedom and openness, but there have been actions breaching this law in the South China Sea and we’re watching with concern,” he said, apparently alluding to escalating Sino-U.S. tensions over the contested waterway.
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The Japan Card.
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines,
Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASEAN
They call it Chinese “fishing”. They hoover up everything and leave nothing behind.
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