NATO enhancing footprint in Asia-Pacific area

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenbergs current see to South Korea and Japan came as the Ukrainian crisis went into a brand-new
critical phase with the US and Western decision to supply Kyiv with tanks
Arriving in Tokyo from South Korea on Monday where he had urged Seoul to increase its military assistance for Ukraine, Stoltenberg stated
his trip was focused on strengthening relations between NATO and our highly valued partner Japan.NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg
said the Western military alliance will continue to enhance its collaboration with Japan, including that our security is carefully
interconnected
Recently, South Korea signed a substantial sales agreement for arms consisting of heavy tanks, self-propelled guns and fighters valued at
10s of billions of US dollars with Poland, a member state of NATO, and Japan accepted collectively establish the next generation fighters
with other members of the alliance Britain and Italy.Eying China and with the thumbs-up of the US, in an important break from its post-World
War II concept that limited Japan to self-defence, Tokyo revealed a brand-new nationwide security strategy in December that will see a large
boost in its military abilities, consisting of the implementation of long-range missiles to preempt opponent attacks
Japan also intends to additional ease restrictions on arms export to enhance the nations feeble defence industry.The United States and Japan
have actually been operating in recent years to strengthen their military alliance
Last month, Antony J
Blinken, the United States secretary of state, and Lloyd J
Austin III, the United States defense secretary, met their Japanese equivalents in Washington to discuss security issues and other matters
United States and Japanese authorities announced that the two nations would expand their military cooperation, consisting of enhancing
Japans missile strike capabilities and making the United States Marine unit in that nation more versatile for possible combat.The changes
come as both countries view greater threatening behavior from China and North Korea, in addition to Russia
The USs long-term existence in the region, now the region is witnessing steadily growing military presence and influence of other US allies,
particularly NATO, too
While NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenbergs current visit to South Korea and Japan came as the Ukrainian crisis entered a new vital stage
with the US and Western choice to supply Kyiv with tanks, critics of the United States policy in the Asia Pacific region think that current
developments in the region led by the United States and NATO Secretary Generals local trip instigate Creation of Asian Version of NATO, a
move that may cause confrontation and war and return of brand-new Cold War in Asia-Pacific area.