Document identifies Canada as a key Japanese partner in building networks to strengthen deterrence and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific region
, Japan’s consul-general to Toronto, Takuya Sasayama, said, “continued co-operation is more important than ever in maintaining and strengthening our rules-based international order.”
The Foreign Affairs official said Canada had been seen in the past as more of an Atlantic country and praised Ottawa for putting more and more diplomatic resources into the Indo-Pacific. “We agreed that we would strongly oppose unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force in the East China Sea and the South China Sea,” Mr. Kishida said.
The Foreign Affairs official said there was some frustration in Tokyo over the lack of tangible steps on the LNG front. Many other Japanese companies are eager to invest in Canada, but red tape and a lack of infrastructure for transporting things such as critical minerals to the coast pose challenges, the official said.
Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng has said Canada’s bid to join the IPEF has the support of all members, but the Japanese Foreign Affairs official was more guarded, saying Tokyo welcomes Canada’s membership but other Asian countries are not so enthusiastic.
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