Japan and Australia have signed a new bilateral security agreement to reflect the deteriorating security outlook for their region driven by China’s increasing assertiveness.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, right, shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida after signing a new joint declaration on security cooperation, in Perth, Australia, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. – Japan and Australia on Saturday signed a new bilateral security agreement covering military, intelligence and cybersecurity cooperation to counter the deteriorating security outlook driven by China’s increasing assertiveness.
In the context of that agreement, Albanese told reporters: “This landmark declaration sends a strong signal to the region of our strategic alignment.” Kishida said the new framework of cooperation had been developed under an “increasingly harsh strategic environment.” Kishida’s visit for an annual bilateral summit is his fourth meeting with Albanese since the Australian leader’s government was elected in May., two days after the election, for a summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, better known as the Quad, which brought Albanese and Kishida together with U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Japan and Australia have agreed to improve energy security by boosting Japan’s access to LNG, hydrogen and critical minerals as both countries transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Kishida said Australia had gained special importance outside of Japan’s alliance with the United States.
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