What did America and Japan do regarding Taiwan, Jinping angrily said – will have to pay a heavy price

Beijing’s embassy in Tokyo has issued a stern warning amid reports of a mock conflict in joint US-Japan exercises over Taiwan. The Chinese Embassy warned Tokyo against interfering in China’s internal affairs and hindering China’s reunification. Japanese media reported that the US and Japan portrayed Beijing as an imaginary enemy for the first time during the Keen Edge exercises. China has expressed serious concerns to Tokyo regarding the reports. While Japan denied the accuracy of the drill details. Relations between Beijing and Tokyo have been strained in recent years over long-standing territorial issues.

The US and Japan completed a joint command post exercise this weekend, which analysts say is aimed at improving coordination of their capabilities to deal with threats from China. The purpose of the Keen Edge 24 computer simulation exercise was to “practice responses in the event of a crisis or contingency”, the US Indo-Pacific Command said. The exercise began on February 1 and ended on Thursday. It is part of an annual bilateral exercise that alternates with the field training exercise Keen Sword. The Australian Defense Force participated in Keen Edge for the first time this year.

The US and Japan, for the first time in their practice, designated China as a hypothetical enemy instead of the temporary name used earlier, Kyodo News reported on Sunday, citing unnamed government sources. The Japanese Defense Ministry reportedly classified the exercise scenarios under the country’s privacy law, Kyodo reported. “We do not discuss specific exercise scenarios,” Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Martin Miners told VOA’s Korean Service on Wednesday. Keen Edge 2024 provides a realistic training environment for the US, Japan and Australia to respond to various crisis and contingency situations.