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Japan urges China to play 'responsible' role on Ukraine crisis
by AFP Staff Writers
Tokyo (AFP) May 18, 2022

Win or lose Russia will be a Chinese vassal state for decades.

Japan's foreign minister on Wednesday urged Beijing to "play a responsible role" on Russia's invasion of Ukraine in his first talks with his Chinese counterpart in six months.

Japan has joined Western allies on tough sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, while Beijing has declined to condemn Moscow's invasion.

Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that Russia's invasion "is a clear violation of the UN Charter and other international laws," Japan's foreign ministry said in a statement.

He "urged China to play a responsible role in maintaining international peace and security," it added.

The talks are the first between the two foreign ministers since November, according to Japan's foreign ministry, coming as concerns ramp up about geopolitical tensions.

China and Russia are perceived to be stepping up coordination, with Beijing pointedly refusing to join the outcry over Moscow's invasion though it has pledged not to circumvent sanctions over the war.

The talks come as US President Joe Biden is set to arrive in Japan this week after a stop in Seoul.

He will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and attend a meeting of the Quad grouping that includes Australia and India.

The grouping has been seen as intended to pressure China as it builds its economic and military weight in the region.

Japan views Beijing's growing military assertiveness with concern, and Hayashi raised issues including islands disputed between the countries and the situation in the East and South China Seas in talks with Wang.

But China is also Tokyo's largest trading partner and Japan is keen to avoid being drawn into disputes between Beijing and Washington.

Hayashi said both China and Japan "should say what needs to be said and engage in dialogue", warning that bilateral ties "face various difficulties and that public opinion in Japan is extremely severe towards China."


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Germany to boost military drills with Sweden, Finland amid NATO bid
Berlin (AFP) May 17, 2022
Germany will ramp up its military collaboration with Sweden and Finland as the two countries seek NATO membership in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday. "We will intensify our military cooperation, especially in the Baltic Sea region and through joint exercises," Scholz said amid concern for the two candidates' security during the transition period to NATO accession. "It is already clear that our countries are bound together by an obligation to provide ... read more

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