Japanese Foreign Minister Lin Fangzheng met with New Zealand Foreign Minister Mahuta and said that in the face of China's threat, the two countries are strategic partners and will also establish an intelligence sharing channel.

(Associated Press)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Japanese Foreign Minister Lin Fangzheng recently issued a joint statement that in response to the rising threat from China, the two countries will strengthen cooperation in security relations in the Pacific Islands region partnerships and establish intelligence-sharing pipelines.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued a statement on the 27th, in which it pointed out that the foreign ministers of the two countries jointly issued the "Statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand on Regional Cooperation in the Pacific Island Countries" after the meeting, emphasizing that the two countries are strategic cooperative partners with common values , when the international order is in turmoil, bilateral cooperation will be further strengthened, so as to realize a "free and open Indo-Pacific region".

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The two also discussed the "Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership" (CPTPP) from a strategic point of view. Lin Fangzheng said that Japan will support New Zealand, which holds the rotating presidency this year, and confirmed that Japan will cooperate closely with New Zealand in the future.

In addition, the two stated their positions, indicating that they will cooperate with like-minded countries to sanction Russia, and at the same time express their support for Ukraine.

In addition, the two agreed that Russia's possession of nuclear weapons is absolutely unacceptable, and Russia should not use nuclear weapons under any circumstances.

The two countries will cooperate closely to deal with North Korea, including repeated nuclear bomb tests and abduction of Japanese nationals, and have also agreed to maintain and strengthen the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT).