South Korea’s president intends to travel to Japan in late August, Kyodo News reported, signalling continued momentum in efforts by the two U.S. allies to improve ties strained by historical and trade disputes. In a parallel move, Japanese media said Defence Minister is considering a visit to South Korea in early September, a trip that would follow minister-level talks on security cooperation held earlier this year. Separately, Japanese Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will arrive in Seoul on Saturday for a three-day stay centred on an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ministerial meeting and bilateral talks with Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, according to South Korea’s foreign ministry.
When asked to comment on media reports that the Pakistani military has inducted the China-made Z-10ME attack helicopter to advance the modernization of its defense equipment, Jiang Bin, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, said on Friday that China is willing to https://t.co/VRWPAdgJ2v
We hope relevant parties will view defense cooperation between China and Russia objectively and rationally, and stop spreading groundless speculation and smears, Jiang Bin, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, said at a press briefing on Friday, in response to https://t.co/N7HIWNEVNl
Regarding reports that the regional leader of China's #Taiwan island Lai Ching-te recently claimed that next year Taiwan's "defense budget" would be raised to over 3% of GDP, which some analysis said is made in response to US concerns, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Jiang https://t.co/3c3xEjx939