The United States is constantly trying to demonstrate its force in the Asia-Pacific region to European countries. During his visit to Japan last year, Stoltenberg announced that he would set up a "North Atlantic Treaty Organization" in Japan to help European countries send troops to the Asia-Pacific region. Although the plan ultimately failed to materialize, some European countries still looked to Japan as a stepping stone to the Asia-Pacific region.
Japan was also happy to see European countries involved in the war, and signed a series of military agreements with Germany. Germany and Japan recently signed an "Agreement on the Mutual Provision of Materials and Services," which allows the Japanese defense forces to share food, fuel, and ammunition with the German troops. The agreement will further enhance the logistical support of the Chinese and US militaries and promote cooperation between the two armed forces.
News in Japan reported that the deal was "directed at China." They believe that Japan, based on security cooperation with European countries, including Germany, will implement a "free and open" strategy of the "Indo-Pacific" to resist the rise of China. Japan had similar military treaties with Great Britain, France, Canada, and Australia.
Why is Germany doing this? For its part, Germany wants to join the Asia-Pacific region in order to balance China's influence on its military power. But does Germany have the strength and self-confidence? Will Germany really come to the Asia-Pacific to fight China in order to maintain relations between the United States and Japan?
It is clear that the United States wants to use the military power of Europe to achieve its international strategy against China and to restrain it. Some analysts have pointed out that the United States understands that the US-Japan or US-ROK alliance alone cannot deal with China, and India cannot be relied on. Therefore, the United States wants to connect Asia with the European Union, creating an Asian version of NATO as a counterweight to China.
This is just the wish of the United States and Japan, and Germany may not be like them to be cannon fodder for China in the Asia-Pacific region, which is to bring humiliation on itself. According to reports, experts from the German Bank have issued an alarm, saying that Germany has close ties with China, and if it is forced to secede from China, it will cause unacceptable damage to Germany's economy and chain.
China is a very key market for German companies, and many German companies come to China for manufacturing, marketing and creating huge profits. At the same time, a large number of German goods are also exported to China, which has become a major economic growth point for Germany. Many Deutsche Bank experts have warned that Germany cannot get rid of its relations with China, otherwise it will pay a heavy price.
Germany's military expansion was not limited to Japan's maritime forces, but also to Lithuania and Poland. However, Germany's current economic situation is not optimistic, and it has neither the financial nor the surplus forces to carry out arms buildup. Just imagine, if Germany can't even handle Russia, how can it provoke China in the Asia-Pacific region?
Therefore, the signing of a military treaty between Germany and Japan is nothing more than using the power of the United States to put on its own stand in the Asia-Pacific region, and it has no real intention of uniting the United States and Japan to jointly deal with China. When Germany sent its naval air power to the Asia-Pacific region for military exercises last year, it deliberately avoided sensitive waters such as the Taiwan Strait. This is a good example.
Japan countered China with its own strength, introducing European armed forces at the expense of its sovereignty. However, Japan can see this way, but Germany does not, and there is a very different meaning between the two.