The following is from the articles published on pages 3 and 6 of the Sankei Shimbun this morning.
In the Senkaku Islands the United States dealing strictly with China ships
Assistant Secretary of Defense Shriver
"Japan-US security coverage"
【Washington = Kurose Etsunari】
Shriver, who oversees security in the Asia-Pacific region at the US Defense Department, responded to the Sankei Shimbun's private interview on the 21st.
Shriver emphasized the stance of dealing strictly、'Do not distinguish it from the navy of the Chinese Navy if it is active for the purpose of oppressing Japan by claiming China's territorial rights', regarding Public ship of the Chinese Maritime Police Station and a fishing boat on which a Chinese military militia rides, which activities are activated around the Senkaku Islands (Ishigaki-shi, Okinawa Prefecture).
Mr. Shriver said, ‘The Senkaku Islands are under Japanese administrative authority and are subject to the Japan-US Security Treaty (US obligation to defend Japan under Article 5), the United States will support Japan as an alliance.’
If the Chinese ship acted to threaten the principle of 'free and open Indo-Pacific' and the Japanese administrative authority, he warned that 'we deal properly'.
He also announced a series of positions as ‘the US directly to China’.
This draft continues.
