Referring to Kyodo, Ukrinform reported that this was stated in the new strategy project of the country’s ocean policy, prepared by the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

In the new version of the strategy, which will serve as a guide for the government of japan It is said that the strengthening of China, upon the development of activities in the ocean, has rapidly changed the military balance in the Indo-Pacific region.

It is stated that the direct mention of Beijing as the main factor in regional instability is deliberate, as Chinese coast guard vessels have recently repeatedly entered Japanese territorial waters in the East China Sea in the Tokyo-controlled Senkaku Islands area. What Beijing claims and calls them Diaoyuidao.

The territorial dispute over these several uninhabited islands remains one of the most influential factors in the escalation of tensions in Japan-China relations.

Japan is also suspicious of the Chinese and Russian navies holding joint military exercises in near waters and sees them as a threat to their national interests.

According to the draft document, Japan will accelerate the development and production of unmanned underwater vehicles for surveillance and reconnaissance in order to strengthen security at sea.

The draft also calls for resource-poor Japan to take steps to expand the use of ocean energy, such as wind power, for which the government will develop the necessary legislation.

The Ocean Policy Framework was first developed in 2008 and is revised every five years. This year, the government is expected to approve a new version of the policy by the end of April.

As reported by Ukrinform, the climate and energy ministers of the G7 countries have pledged to accelerate the phasing out of fossil fuels to achieve zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 at the latest.

In the draft, it is stated that with the aim of creating a carbon neutral society with energy from the ocean, the government will develop legislation that will allow the installation of offshore wind generators in Japan’s exclusive economic zone.

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