U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary to Visit Japan, May Request Japan to Increase Defense Spending
报告内容
已翻译
日本方面25日消息称，美国国防部24日宣布，国防部副防长埃尔布里奇·科尔比将于近日访问日本和韩国。
据悉，美国国防部23日发布了新版《国家防务战略》，要求盟友将防务开支占国内生产总值（GDP）的比重提高至5%。日本方面指出，科尔比主管国防政策，被视为推动盟友提高国防开支的核心人物，此行或将直接要求日本增加防卫费。日本政府应对美方施压提高防卫费的举动保持高度警惕。
分类信息
地区
东亚与太平洋
分析域
战略级
主要分类
政军关系
SALUTE 报告
规模
Not specified
活动
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense visits Japan and South Korea to discuss defense spending
地点
Japan
单位
U.S. Department of Defense
时间
Upcoming visit
装备
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摘要
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby will visit Japan and South Korea to discuss increasing defense spending. The U.S. has urged allies to raise their defense budgets to 5% of GDP, with Japan being particularly vigilant about this pressure. Colby, responsible for defense policy, is expected to directly request Japan to increase its defense expenditures.
关键事实
- U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, Elbridge Colby, will visit Japan and South Korea soon.
- The U.S. has released a new National Defense Strategy urging allies to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP.
- Colby is seen as a key figure in pushing allies to raise defense budgets.
- Japan is on high alert regarding U.S. pressure to increase defense spending.