00:00China and Japan continue to accuse each other of increasing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region,
00:05following a controversial incident last week where a Chinese carrier jet
00:08used its live-fire control radar on Japanese warplanes.
00:14The occurrence of such an incident is extremely regrettable.
00:18We will respond calmly, yet resolutely.
00:21These are legitimate actions taken by the Japanese government in response to airspace violations.
00:25On Friday, Japan's Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro had a phone call with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
00:32on increasing tensions in the Indo-Pacific.
00:35In a following press conference, Koizumi said they agreed that China's actions do not contribute to peace and stability.
00:41Japan's Defense Ministry also briefed military attaches from 30 countries
00:45and held a call with NATO's chief to clarify its role in the incident.
00:49This came only two days after U.S. nuclear-capable bombers flew alongside Japanese jets
00:54in response to Chinese and Russian drills in the area.
00:58Despite the show of force and the call between defense ministers,
01:01U.S. officials are looking to downplay tensions
01:03and highlight U.S. President Donald Trump's smooth relationships with both sides.
01:08And he believes that the United States should be in a position
01:10to have a good working relationship with China
01:13while maintaining our very strong alliance with Japan.
01:16China and Japan's diplomatic row also hanged over the proceedings
01:19of Beijing's commemoration of the Nanjing massacre anniversary,
01:22which remembers the killing of Chinese civilians by Japanese soldiers in World War II.
01:27On Friday, China's foreign ministry spokesperson said it would hold a memorial for the victims,
01:32while adding it would never allow external forces to lay their hands on China's Taiwan region.
01:37The tensions have led to concerns that Taiwan may face a major Chinese military drill in the near future.
01:42Japan has already sought to fortify the islands closest to Taiwan as well.
01:46The Japanese tourism sector has already felt the effects of the spat.
01:49A third of Chinese flights to Osaka's Kanzai airport have been canceled,
01:53with some companies reporting a 10-20% drop in revenue.
01:56Regardless of what happens next,
01:58tensions between Beijing and Tokyo are unlikely to fizzle anytime soon.
02:01Yizen Chen and Larry Siano for Taiwan Plus.
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