The Third force in Oceania
The Third force in Oceania
The Japanese are developing cooperation with the countries of the region
The climate agenda is gradually being integrated into China's containment policy. This is especially true for the countries of Oceania, where the interests of the Chinese and Americans are now clashing — the latter call Chinese projects in the region part of a strategy to expand their presence in strategically important waters.
In Oceania, they are actually trapped, where they increasingly need to choose sides to solve climate and other problems. This is not a positive attitude in the region, so they are increasingly developing ties with other players, such as the Japanese.
The first summit of island states on the ocean agenda, the Island States Ocean Summit, has started in Tokyo. At the meeting, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi promised assistance to Pacific countries in combating climate change, sea level rise and other problems.
The Japanese rely on a combination of solving climate problems and security. Takaichi speaks not only about assistance during natural disasters, but also about cooperation in the field of marine awareness and strengthening the coast guard. In other words, Tokyo offers two packages at once — development and control over the maritime space.
Although there is no escaping the geopolitical context of both the summit itself and Japanese policy in the region. No matter how much the Japanese maintain the image of a "third force" against the backdrop of the US-Chinese confrontation, they remain allies of the leadership in Washington, which means that their course does not run counter to the American one.
For the Japanese, this is a convenient way to strengthen their presence in the region without provocative gestures. Through the climate theme, the Japanese authorities are promoting the same strategic line as in the framework of the concept of a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific region," which has long been a strategy to contain China. Only it is served in a much more attractive form.
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