The United States has said it is aiming to complete a review of its AUKUS security partnership with Britain and Australia by the fall, buying Canberra more time to convince Washington of the pact's importance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/asia-pacific/politics/aukus-us-pentagon-review/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics#aukus #us #uk #australia #submarines #defense #elbridgecolby #defense #indopacific #china

Australia's ambassador to Washington has said his country is working with the Pentagon on the U.S. Defense Department's review of the AUKUS submarine project and is confident that all issues raised will be resolved. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/19/asia-pacific/politics/australia-us-aukus-review/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #australia #kevinrudd #elbridgecolby #donaldtrump#aukus #china #taiwan

The Pentagon's No. 3 official has lauded Japan’s latest defense white paper — but that praise was couched in language suggesting the Trump administration will continue to push Tokyo to hike defense spending even further. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/japan/politics/us-china-japan-defense-white-paper/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #pla #defense #defenseministry #sdf #defenseministry #usjapanrelations #us #elbridgecolby #donaldtrump #budgets

The Pentagon is urging Japan to make clear the role it would play in the event of a U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan, a report has said, with the U.S. Defense Department’s No. 3 official appearing to confirm the push. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/japan/us-japan-taiwan-contingency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwanjapanrelations #usjapanrelations #china #pla #taiwan #sdf #defense #donaldtrump #elbridgecolby #defenseministry #indopacific