U.S. Will Need Japan More as China Tensions Rise, Suga Aide Says
- Ex-diplomat Miyake says election won’t change U.S.-China ties
- China may seek better relations with Japan as tactical move
Photographer: Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo/Bloomberg
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Friction between the U.S. and China means Washington will need Japan more than before, regardless of who wins the presidential election, according to a foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
“U.S. relations with Japan and East Asian policies are likely to become relatively more important” as China becomes more powerful, former diplomat Kunihiko Miyake said in an interview Thursday, while the U.S. election result remained unclear. Friction between China and the U.S. won’t dissipate under a new president, because both Democrats and Republicans are in agreement that China is the main strategic rival for the U.S., Miyake added.