The British Financial Times said that the change made by US President Donald Trump in his country’s foreign policy pushed NATO member states to accelerate the radically reconsideration of its defensive policies, after the United States turned into a partner that is not defined much.
She added – in an opinion article of her editorial, that this change, although it did not accuse Washington’s allies in the Asia and the Pacific region, greatly, the effects of it are deep.
She explained that the rise of China at a stronger pace than Russia is a very challenge to the impact on democratic systems in that region that has been dependent on the power of the United States to safeguard its security.
This challenge is sharply, especially for Japan and South Korea, whose alliance with the United States has always been the main pillar of their security since the 1950s.
Ties
According to the newspaper, it seemed apparent that the two countries’ relations were strong, so that some in Tokyo felt reassured after the joint statement that was issued after the meeting that brought together last month in the White House President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shikiro Ishiba, who talked about a golden age in bilateral relations.
The statement has warned China against any attempt to use force and coercion to change the current situation in the East China Sea and stress the importance of stability in the Taiwan Strait.
The Financial Times Liberation Editorial Board looks at the issue differently, as she believes that there is a good reason to question Trump’s commitment to Taiwan, because the US President does not show any sign that indicates his willingness to exert the precious and precious for a island accusing her of stealing the American semiconductor industry.
But in its article it believes that China’s seizure of Taiwan would write an end to the American peace era (Pax Americana) in Asia, and allows Beijing to control the vital maritime transport corridors of Japan’s economies and South Korea.
What to do
The article stated that some in both countries will welcomes to stay away from American domination, but avoiding falling in the ropes of China requires Japan and South Korea to spend more money on defense, which may reduce US complaints that they are exploiting them. The newspaper advises the two countries to work more closely with the democratic countries in the region and abroad.
She notes that the matter is not limited to Japan and South Korea alone, and therefore the Financial Times Liberation Board sees that the US nuclear umbrella will inevitably push some allies to think about creating their own nuclear deterrent forces, which is an option to consider Seoul.
As for Tokyo, it seems more conservative, as she believes that moving ahead with the creation of such a deterrent may cause a severe blow to the efforts to reduce nuclear spread in the world. It is not yet clear whether politicians in Japan and South Korea are ready to deal with such thorny issues, according to the article.
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