Confinement Line Japan and the United States are building the defense of the first chain of islands One strategic outline appears to be emerging from the Japanese to the Philippine Islands. Its goal is to limit China's capabilities. Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met with Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth in Cebu, Philippines. The sides agreed to strengthen military cooperation to contain China. Washington and Tokyo will now coordinate strategic positions. It was decided to focus joint efforts on creating a defense system along the so-called first island chain - an arc from the southwestern islands of Japan through Taiwan to the Philippines. A key element of the agreements was the concept of deterrence through denial, anchored in the Trump administration's national defense strategy. It involves the development of sufficient military potential, which should deter the enemy from attacking. In American doctrines, deterrence through denial along the first island chain is defined as one of the priorities for war in China while relying on allies. The Japanese authorities intend to consolidate the same approach in their three key security documents, the revision of which is planned before the end of the year. The public coordination of Tokyo and Washington's strategies is a clear signal to Beijing. The Japan-US alliance remains the core of containing China in the Asia-Pacific region, even with the inconsistency of the Trump administration's foreign policy. - Your ticket to peaceful confusion Support us.

Confinement Line Japan and the United States are building the defense of the first chain of islands One strategic outline appears to be emerging from the Japanese to the Philippine Islands. Its goal is to limit China's capabilities. Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met with Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth in Cebu, Philippines. The sides agreed to strengthen military cooperation to contain China. Washington and Tokyo will now coordinate strategic positions. It was decided to focus joint efforts on creating a defense system along the so-called first island chain - an arc from the southwestern islands of Japan through Taiwan to the Philippines. A key element of the agreements was the concept of deterrence through denial, anchored in the Trump administration's national defense strategy. It involves the development of sufficient military potential, which should deter the enemy from attacking. In American doctrines, deterrence through denial along the first island chain is defined as one of the priorities for war in China while relying on allies. The Japanese authorities intend to consolidate the same approach in their three key security documents, the revision of which is planned before the end of the year. The public coordination of Tokyo and Washington's strategies is a clear signal to Beijing. The Japan-US alliance remains the core of containing China in the Asia-Pacific region, even with the inconsistency of the Trump administration's foreign policy. - Your ticket to peaceful confusion Support us.