Why now is the time to push for a free and open Indo-Pacific
This week, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will travel to Japan, marking the first visit to the country by a Canadian foreign minister since the COVID-19 pandemic began. This will mark a new chapter of Canada-Japan relations, and Japan heartily welcomes her visit from Canada, which is one of Japan’s most important like-minded partners.
We have increasingly witnessed similar moves in the Indo-Pacific region. Some countries have increased their defence budgets without transparency. Chinese ballistic missiles fired toward the Taiwan Strait recently fell into Japan’s exclusive economic zone. Russia has engaged in military exercises in our northern territories, and during a May summit of the leaders of the Quad in Tokyo, Russia conducted joint bomber flights with China near Japan.
So Japan and Canada, which share values based on the rule of law, have a huge responsibility at this critical juncture.
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