The Japanese seal will hold the second "2+2" talks, and the Japanese media will pull the Russian "Oriental -2022" military exercise background

[Global Times special reporter Yang Jun in Japan] Japanese Foreign Minister Lin Fang announced on the 6th that Japan and India will hold a "2+2" talks attended by the two foreign ministers and defense ministers in Tokyo on the 8th of this month. Lin Fangzheng said: "India and the United States and Australia are important members of the" Quartet Mechanism '(Quad). I hope that at that time, it can be frankly exchanged for bilateral relations such as security guarantee and defense cooperation. Opportunities deepen the relationship between Japanese and India. "

According to the "Japan Economic News" reported on the 6th, the "2+2" talks of the Japanese seal this time, the Japanese representatives were Foreign Minister Lin Fangzheng and the Minister of Defense, Kamada, and the Indian representatives were foreign ministers Su Jesheng and the defense director Singh. According to the news released on the 6th of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Foreign Minister of Japan and India will also hold a strategic dialogue on the 14th of the Indian Foreign Minister on the 8th.

In May this year, the leaders of the United States, Japan and India and Australia held a "Quartet Mechanism" summit in Tokyo, Japan. (Visual China)

"Daily News" said on the 6th that the talks held the "2+2" talks for the second time Indian, which was held in India in November 2019. The two parties in Japan and India plans to hold a second talk in April 2021, but were canceled due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia. Japan's NHK website analysis said that both India and China participated in the "Oriental -2022" large-scale joint military exercise held in Russia. In this context, Japan hopes to confirm that in the "four-sided mechanism" framework in the United States, Japan, and Australia, The importance. In addition, due to "concerns" for China, the two countries are expected to strengthen cooperation in order to achieve "free and open Indo -Pacific".

Sun Wenzhu, an associate researcher at the Asia -Pacific Research Institute of China International Institute of International Issues, said in an interview with the Global Times reporter on the 6th that in recent years, Japan and India have risen strategic demand, and the relationship between the two sides has shown a rapid approach. From the perspective of Japan, it is inseparable from India's support to promote the "free and open Indo -Pacific", seeking to enhance diplomacy, security influence, and even show the "Asian leadership". From the perspective of India, the assistance, investment and even technology provided by Japan are important resources for India to achieve their own rapid development. In addition, maintaining warm communication with Japan and the United States through bilateral dialogue and "four -sided mechanism", which is also conducive to India highlight its position and create an "increasingly important great power" image. However, India's strategic autonomy will set up an upper limit for Japan -India cooperation. India is likely not to serve the United States and Japan as well as the United States and Japan as well as Japan's wishes. Instead, it maintains a balance in the game of a great country and seek to maximize its own interests.

Although some Japanese media are expected to deal with China as one of the themes of the Japanese seal "2+2" talks, in the context of the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations in China and Japan, the Japanese side has recently released the wind and intentionally to promote it. Exchange and cooperation with China. Sun Wenzhu believes that China has always adhered to the development of cooperation between the country and should not target the interests of third parties or harm third parties. To improve Sino -Japanese relations, we cannot rely on oral "dialogue desires", but to make practical efforts in Japan.

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