Japanese media: NATO's move targets Tokyo, four countries | Liaison Office | NATO
According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, NATO plans to open a liaison office in Tokyo in 2024, and hopes to strengthen cooperation with Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand as a hub.
Japanese media reported that NATO will develop new cooperation plans with Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand to strengthen cooperation in areas such as cybersecurity and space. According to reports, NATO plans to complete a new version of its cooperation plan with Japan this summer, while advancing coordination work with three other countries in the Indo Pacific region. The NATO liaison office planned to be established in Tokyo in 2024 will become a hub for implementing NATO cooperation with the four countries. The report points out that NATO regards Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Singapore as important partners in the "Indo Pacific region". The related actions are not intended to include the four countries in the collective defense mechanism, but to seek the possibility of expanding cooperation in areas such as network exercises and ensuring space security.
Analysis: Countries in NATO's extended reach areas should be highly vigilant of their dangerous attempts
NATO invited Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand to attend the Madrid summit in June last year. Analysts pointed out that although NATO has repeatedly stated that its positioning as a regional alliance has not changed, and its defense zone will not break through the North Atlantic and will not seek expansion in other regions, it has frequently extended its tentacles to the Asia Pacific region in recent years, attempting to replicate the "Cold War script" of confrontation in Europe. Asia Pacific countries should be highly vigilant of the dangerous attempt by the United States to use NATO to divide camps and intensify regional conflicts.
Expert: Intended to achieve the strategic intention of the United States towards China
Since inviting Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand to attend the NATO summit last year, NATO has now to develop a new version of its cooperation plan with the four countries. As a regional alliance in Europe, NATO has repeatedly extended its reach to the Asia Pacific region. What is its intention? What are the profound impacts on the future security situation in the Asia Pacific region?