Japan-AUKUS ties have big potential but may take time to bear fruit

Published on May 10, 2024


TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A recent announcement on possible defense technology cooperation between Japan and AUKUS, a trilateral partnership among Australia, Britain and the United States, has great potential and could boost deterrence against China's growing military assertiveness, defense experts say.

The experts say, however, it would take time for such collaboration to materialize, as Japan is already engaged in bilateral projects with the AUKUS members and a quadrilateral alliance is viewed as a long-term objective.

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