Moscow/Washington: Highlighting the threat from China and North Korea, Japan’s Defence Ministry has demanded a record $53 billion in defence spending from the Parliament. Japan has increased its defence costs by a whopping 12 per cent compared to last year. However, due to this defence spending by Japan, the peace and stability of the Asia-Pacific region will be in danger, a US military analyst claimed during a conversation with a Russian news organisation. A few days ago, China’s official mouthpiece criticised Japan’s defence expenditure.
Moreover, Japan has gradually increased its defence expenditure over the past few years. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had accepted this policy. As the two nuclear-armed countries, China and North Korea, are neighbouring Japan, Abe stated that Japan must also increase defence spending for self-defence. After this, Japan started purchasing advanced and latest weapons from the United States by increasing its defence expenditure. Besides, it also began manufacturing destroyers and other military equipment in the country.
Meanwhile, US military analyst Brian Berletic criticised Japan’s record defence spending during an interview with a Russian news agency. ‘The United States has occupied Japan from a political point of view. Due to this, Japan’s foreign policy is now determined, considering US interests. Japan’s record defence spending is endangering the peace and stability of the Asia-Pacific region,’ criticised Berletic.
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