reuters new agency the prime minister of the uk and japan s prime minister of the uk and japan s prime minister with a degree a landmark new global strategic partnership called the hiroshima accord at the g7 summit. it will include doubling uk troop numbers injoint g7 summit. it will include doubling uk troop numbers in joint exercises and committing to carrier troops in 2025. the us president will be arriving for the summit on thursday and japan is hosting this years meeting in hiroshima in an increasingly unstable indo pacific. japan is a pacifist country. japan is a pacifist country but it stands on the front line of any potential military escalation in taiwan by china. shaimaa khalil reports. at 0kinawa s naha air base, these routine military exercises have become more urgent. japan s southwestern islands are on the front line of any potential conflict between taiwan and china, a threat that s becoming
on monday. 35 aircraft entered taiwanese airspace. japan of course is watching this quite closely. anything that happens around taiwan will very likely affect japanese territory. we already know that china aircraft carrier passed through taiwan waters china aircraft carrier passed through taiwan waters on friday. again, that was within hours of that meeting. japan s defence ministry now says it conducted air operations in waters close to 0kinawa. the defence ministry said thatjet fighters and helicopters took off and landed from the aircraft carrier about 140 times between friday and sunday. all of this is happening, this show of force, this show of weaponry by china is happening as of course the tension between the us and beijing is going on. we now heard from the united states that a us guided missile destroyer is
| translation: out of selfish interest| the us has continuously strengthened with military deployment in the region which exacerbates regional tensions and endangers regional peace and stability. countries should remain vigilant against this and avoid being used by the united states. i m joined now by gregory b poling, a senior fellow at the centre for strategic and international studies in washington dc and the author of a recent book on territorial disputes in the south china sea. we have heard now from both the us and china. in your view how significant is this agreement? it is pretty significant. the american government have made a explicit commitment to the philippines since 2019 to defend filipinos if they come under attack in the south filipina sea and it was always clear that they cannot do that from guam or 0kinawa. he needed
it feels, now i m in, somewhat. ..exhilarating, in a way, relaxing. ..but i still want to get back out now! is that enough praying? i m heading now to japan s southernmost spot, 0kinawa, which is made up of more than 100 subtropical islands. it s a popular holiday destination because of its year round warm temperatures. and back in 2007, it was the first place injapan to make a barrier free declaration, a commitment towards making travel more accessible to all. i ve heard 0kinawan culture has some distinct differences from the mainland, so i ve come here to find out more.
is that enough praying? i m heading now to japan s southernmost spot, 0kinawa, which is made up of more than 100 subtropical islands. it s a popular holiday destination because of its year round warm temperatures. and back in 2007, it was the first place injapan to make a barrier free declaration, a commitment towards making travel more accessible to all. i ve heard 0kinawan culture has some distinct differences from the mainland, so i ve come here to find out more.