.@ScottMorrisonMP has flown to Tokyo for crucial talks with his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga. Trade, energy and the rise of China are all hot topics as the government works to strengthen our relationship with a key strategic partner. #auspol #7NEWS https://t.co/fLn2tdU6jf
— 7NEWS Sydney (@7NewsSydney) November 17, 2020
Australia and Japan will undertake more joint military exercises in the key maritime flashpoints in the Indo-Pacific after Scott Morrison struck a landmark agreement in Tokyo with new Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga | @Gallo_Ways @ErykBagshaw https://t.co/t4cRv9m5o5
— The Sydney Morning Herald (@smh) November 17, 2020
Scott Morrison and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga reached in-principle agreement on a two-way defence treaty in Tokyo on Tuesday night. https://t.co/Kj0z8XSGih
— Financial Review (@FinancialReview) November 17, 2020
Policy, Guns and Money: Australia–Japan defence ties, bushfire royal commission and Myanmar elections | https://t.co/G70Rebqyzr pic.twitter.com/ZQ23TgBNRm
— ASPI (@ASPI_org) November 20, 2020
There is 'a lot of symbolism' in Scott Morrison being the first foreign leader to meet with the new Japanese prime minister says @michael_ASPI on Sky News ⬇️ https://t.co/cfbbQV1Z4j
— ASPI (@ASPI_org) November 19, 2020
https://twitter.com/ASPI_org/status/1329289583347920896
Peter Jennings joined Hamish Macdonald on @RadioNational this morning to discuss the Reciprocal Access Agreement with Japan & what it signals for future Australia-Japan cooperation in the Pacific, South East Asia & the wider Indo-Pacific
Listen here ⬇️ https://t.co/MAEV7wvyDZ
— ASPI (@ASPI_org) November 18, 2020
"Reading and revising the Japan-Australia relationship will require more than the simplified 2+2 formula it has become, with its narrow focus on foreign policy and defence."@psephy writes for The Interpreter.https://t.co/kjG2BkEubY
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/BryceWakefield/status/1329031603214028801
From my column in tomorrow’s AFR on the Morrison/Suga meeting in Tokyo. “Make no mistake. This agreement is a big deal for Australian foreign policy, but it’s not the “pact” or alliance that some commentary has dressed it up to be”. https://t.co/kSbM3tn8ca
— James Curran (@j_b_curran) November 22, 2020
"A closer security arrangement is on the cards in Tokyo in a bid to mitigate the risks of a more adventurous China." #ANUExpert @JohnBlaxland1 comments on the Suga-Morrison bilateral defence pact. #Japan #Defence #auspol @ANU_SDSC @ANUasiapacific https://t.co/AwYdzI6D6e
— ANU Media (@ANUmedia) November 18, 2020
Scott Morrison and Yoshihide Suga have to mobilise a broader collective effort to succeed in dealing with the challenges that require multilateral solutions, writes @stothehiro (@ANUCrawford). #Australia #Japan #ForeignPolicy https://t.co/5QtdVBZFNt
— East Asia Forum (@east_asia_forum) November 16, 2020
"Australia & Japan really are the strongest bilateral pillar in the region that prepares the ground for American re-engagement under Biden."@Rory_Medcalf on Scott Morrison's trip to Tokyo to meet new Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga. @Gallo_Ways @ErykBagshaw https://t.co/k6e8Ya1BuJ
— ANU Crawford School of Public Policy (@ANUCrawford) November 17, 2020
"Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s visit to Japan today is no ordinary state visit."@stothehiro says the Australian leader will become the first foreign leader to visit Japan’s new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at home. @east_asia_forum https://t.co/la6hdhuMkv
— ANU Crawford School of Public Policy (@ANUCrawford) November 17, 2020
4/4 @SBSNews reports that Prime Minister Scott Morrison held talks with energy company executives in Tokyo on Tuesday ahead of a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga – https://t.co/hyWersRPug
— Clean Energy Council (@cleannrgcouncil) November 17, 2020
Japan's Suga and Australia's Morrison agree in principle on Reciprocal Access Agreement at meeting in Tokyo. @kyodo_english https://t.co/1WJUg4vbae pic.twitter.com/wjuYbWJQxq
— AMTI (@AsiaMTI) November 17, 2020
INDO-PACIFIC PARTNERS | Japan's Suga and Australia's Morrison say first impressions were good. They also said RCEP remains open for India.https://t.co/bVlfDf1xZo
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) November 17, 2020
THE INDO-PACIFIC | ALLIES & ALLIANCES
Australian PM Scott Morrison is the first foreign leader to visit Japan under the premiership of Yoshihide Suga, with the U.S. transition, China's expansionism and the future of the Indo-Pacific dominating the visit.https://t.co/OR6zsJuQCV
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) November 17, 2020
The meeting with Morrison was Suga's first chance to host a foreign leader since he took office in mid-September, amid the coronavirus pandemic.https://t.co/SrIDlzTvBM
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) November 17, 2020
Suga, Morrison discuss free and open Indo-Pacific https://t.co/AGlPBEUKQe
— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) November 17, 2020
Australian PM Morrison to meet Suga in Japan https://t.co/XqctrDXcZm
— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) November 16, 2020
PM Suga: Today I held a summit meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. I am glad that agreement in principle has been reached on the Japan-Australia Reciprocal Access Agreement we have been negotiating (1/2) pic.twitter.com/QaFNjeR9BE
— PM's Office of Japan (@JPN_PMO) November 17, 2020
Followed by their telephone talk in September, Prime Minister 'Yoshi' and his Australian counterpart 'ScoMo' met each other yesterday in Tokyo! This summit meeting was Prime Minister Suga's first with a visiting foreign leader since he assumed his office. https://t.co/Aq3ViCq7qv
— 在メルボルン日本国総領事館 (@japan_in_mel) November 17, 2020
Scott Morrison Japan trip leads to defence treaty signed with Yoshihide Suga: https://t.co/SWe6lSkkzS #auspol #australiapm
— Australia PM News (@AustraliaPM) November 17, 2020
Morrison, Suga to discuss defence deal: https://t.co/2HHVdloUfp #auspol #australiapm
— Australia PM News (@AustraliaPM) November 16, 2020
Prime Minister Morrison met with Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo yesterday. Australia and Japan have reached in principle agreement on a landmark defence treaty that will further deepen the countries’ strategic and security relationship.https://t.co/Atf0PhmxmO https://t.co/xZWyyq6roJ
— オーストラリア大使館 Australia in Japan (@AustraliaInJPN) November 18, 2020
We are pleased to have had PM Morrison in Tokyo and see PM Morrison and PM Suga establish friendly relations by warmly inviting one another to be called 'Yoshi' and 'ScoMo'.
Please visit this link to read the full joint statement: https://t.co/rjtfflk9VShttps://t.co/kHzdz8MIPs
— ANZCCJ (@ANZCCJ) November 18, 2020
https://twitter.com/ANZCCJ/status/1328551302368874496
During his visit, the Australian PM is also expected to conclude a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) with Suga to establish a legal framework to streamline each nation’s use of the other’s military bases.
Story link: https://t.co/opmyfx3kCh#CWBNLive #Australia #Japan #PMSuga
— Commonwealth Business Network (@CWBNLive) November 17, 2020
Scott Morrison says his relationship with Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga “got off to a cracker of a start” as both leaders moved to jointly condemn “coercive actions” in the Indo-Pacific that seek to alter the status quo & increase tension @australian #auspol https://t.co/UMH9m8bmXl
— Olivia Caisley (@livcaisley) November 18, 2020
A historic defence pact Scott Morrison hopes to sign with his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga is viewed by Australia as critical to underpinning security in the Indo-Pacific region. @australia #auspol https://t.co/LXUZc0MJyH
— Olivia Caisley (@livcaisley) November 16, 2020
https://twitter.com/livcaisley/status/1328859036549214209
https://twitter.com/livcaisley/status/1328603074391314432
https://twitter.com/livcaisley/status/1328990738349051904
#BREAKING Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrives in Tokyo ahead of a meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Yoshihide Suga, later today. Morrison will be the first foreign leader to meet with Suga on Japanese soil since he became PM. @australian pic.twitter.com/ZOJ6MvmshJ
— Olivia Caisley (@livcaisley) November 16, 2020
https://twitter.com/livcaisley/status/1328619240497180674
Yoshi-ScoMo—>Japan-Australia relations now turbocharging as Suga/Morrison channel their inner Ron-Yasu. Like Japan (+NZ), AUS also sits in RCEP-CPTPP/part Asean FTA overlap. Also Quad (Nikkei pic). JP-AUS reciprocal access agreement also boosts JP Indo-Pacific connectivity push. pic.twitter.com/iDxVaMLs94
— Robert Ward (@RobertAlanWard) November 18, 2020
#Australia's PM Morrison concluded a fruitful one-day visit to #Japan where he spoke with Japanese PM #Suga on highly anticipated defence accord, potential travel bubble, exports of clean…
Continue reading: https://t.co/S9xEZbgpAd#APFCanada #AsiaWatch #AsiaWatch2020 #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/CuXaGEUzAK
— APF Canada (@AsiaPacificFdn) November 18, 2020
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held a summit meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
(Photos: @JPN_PMO) pic.twitter.com/ZKo15RY6c9
— News Asia 24 (@NewsAsia24) November 17, 2020
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, may agree an historic defence pact on Tuesday that will closely align two key US allies in Asia as a counter to China's growing influence in the region.https://t.co/95KX2ctr1r
— Yahoo Singapore (@YahooSG) November 16, 2020
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, may agree an historic defence pact on Tuesday that will closely align two key U.S. allies in Asia as a counter to China’s growing influence in the region. @Reuters https://t.co/mlO6pS2txR
— China Spotlight News (@CSUK_News) November 16, 2020
Japan, Australia reach 'landmark' security agreement https://t.co/unWnZKmIp5 pic.twitter.com/CflYPOGK0p
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 17, 2020
"The pact allows Japanese and Australian troops to visit each other’s countries and conduct training and joint operations and was agreed in principle by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison…" https://t.co/ne2QUoQKer
— East Asia Studies (@EAsiaStudies) November 17, 2020
#Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and #Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison may agree on a historic defense pact on #Tuesday that will closely align the two key U.S. allies in #Asia as a counter to #China's growing influence in the region.https://t.co/sWRn9R4vwO
— Asiaville (@AsiavilleNews) November 16, 2020
#Australia's @ScottMorrisonMP to be first leader to meet new #Japan PM Yoshihide Suga next week. https://t.co/gdS2LDHxgg
— Aspen Security Forum (@AspenSecurity) November 14, 2020
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to hold talks with Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo on Tuesday, becoming the first foreign leader to meet him on Japanese soil since he took office as premier in September https://t.co/9LlN2h9zRD
— dpa news agency (@dpa_intl) November 17, 2020
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"After Australian PM Scott Morrison meets with Japan's Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo today, he will – like any Australian returning from overseas – spend two weeks in quarantine. Australia's egalitarianism makes no exceptions for Prime Ministers."https://t.co/JYcfpZmjD1
— DIE ZEIT (@DIEZEIT) November 17, 2020
Japanese PM Suga & his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, may agree on a historic defense pact on Tuesday that will closely align two key U.S. allies in Asia as a counter to China’s growing influence in the region. (via @AJWasahi)https://t.co/oG1qtO1DkH pic.twitter.com/BWiAW4fOca
— JUMProgram (@JUMProgram) November 16, 2020
#Australia and #Japan to bolster defence ties amid China's rise
▪️ Australian PM Morrison is in Japan to hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Suga.
▪️ Two countries may conclude a Reciprocal Access Agreement which would allow their troops to visit each other's countries. pic.twitter.com/FyD04VUTZ4— EHA News (@eha_news) November 17, 2020
Australia will “pay a corresponding price” as PM Scott Morrison and his Japanese counterpart, Yoshihide Suga, announced in Tokyo on Tuesday evening that they had reached broad agreement on arrangements for troops to train on each other’s territory. https://t.co/B8G11RQyQG
— Chief-Exec.com (@Chief_Exec_com) November 18, 2020
“In a joint statement that seemed to be aimed at Beijing, Morrison and Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga said that ‘trade should never be used as a tool to apply political pressure’.”
This should be included in a future G20 communique. https://t.co/qp30AFQUA5
— Jorge Guajardo (@jorge_guajardo) November 18, 2020
"Japan & Australia have…been moving closer. When taking office in Sept., Suga picked Morrison for his first call, instead of the US president. In return, Morrison chose Japan as the destination of his first overseas trip since the COVID-19 pandemic." | https://t.co/WbbmckGnC4
— Mike (@Doranimated) November 18, 2020
#Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his #Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, may agree to sign a defence agreement in a bid to counter China's growing influence in the #SouthChinaSea and over the Pacific island nations.
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) November 16, 2020
I hope Biden will not destroy the work done by Trump, Modi, Abe and Morrison, out of these guys only Modi and Morrison are in power at present, Abe is replaced by his own ally Suga, Trump is being replaced by the opposite leader.#Malabar2020 pic.twitter.com/IATbnGzfML
— Siddhartha (@Siddha_Writes) November 19, 2020
U.S., Japan, India and Australia Strengthen Ties to Counter China https://t.co/B7dJy8mDoK via @WSJ
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) October 7, 2020
U.S. “Freedom of Navigation Operations” (FONOPs) in South China Sea neither deter China nor reassure America’s regional allies. After all, FONOPs do not address the rapidly shifting dynamics in the region brought about by China’s island-building strategy. https://t.co/X82AhDPSvF
— Brahma Chellaney (@Chellaney) April 7, 2018
China threatened Australia with a boycott if it pushed a coronavirus investigation, reigniting a debate over economic ties https://t.co/G7rE9cKFJE
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 1, 2020
From @WSJopinion: President Trump sought to reduce the trade deficit, increase manufacturing employment, change China’s policies, and reach better deals, but fell short on all counts, writes Douglas A. Irwin https://t.co/EklSw76bhG
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 21, 2020
China warns it will 'poke the eyes' of NZ and allies. How the PM responded https://t.co/OKwSs2kBQ9 pic.twitter.com/crtBtWp4wz
— nzherald (@nzherald) November 22, 2020
'The US’s recovery from the most divisive presidency in its history will be neither quick nor painless. Reforming America is a prerequisite to restoring its capacity for global leadership,' argues Shlomo Ben-Ami https://t.co/DvPop6D9aK
— ASPI (@ASPI_org) November 18, 2020
‘Improving public understanding of and the sense of connection between Taiwan and its allies and partners in Pacific islands could help reduce concerns from the public and even encourage people to voluntarily join aid programs’, writes @NorahTaipeihttps://t.co/vrXij4kKnq
— ASPI (@ASPI_org) November 17, 2020
.@Dr_M_Davis writes 'another North Korean long-range missile test would only prompt the Biden administration to move swiftly to reverse the erosion of the US’s relations with South Korea and strengthen the relationship with Japan…' https://t.co/3p7EdZTSZj
— ASPI (@ASPI_org) November 13, 2020
"Clearly, a Biden administration is not going to reverse completely Trump trade policies, particularly given the hostility of parts of the Democratic vote."
Dick Grant writes for The Interpreter.https://t.co/KS3BNvTZb1
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 23, 2020
"Polls conducted in 2017 by the Lowy Institute in Sydney found a sharp decline in Australians’ trust in the United States after the election of Donald Trump"
Lowy Institute Poll in @FinancialReviewhttps://t.co/Nu6Gc34ZSG
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 20, 2020
Back to the future: Will Biden’s Asia policy come full circle? | Zack Cooper https://t.co/KxPW4zFtfm
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 19, 2020
"In a prescient commentary published last month, the Lowy Institute fellow @thomaswright08 observed that the real question is not whether @JoeBiden will be different from @realDonaldTrump … the question is whether Biden will differ from @BarackObama."https://t.co/SAmxeNWFks
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 19, 2020
"In a new era of US-China strategic competition, there is emerging a set of binary-choice policy issues where the 'hedge space' for US allies has diminished considerably."@VictorDCha writes for The Interpreter.https://t.co/gu8hXJQz8r
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 19, 2020
Lowy Institute Senior Fellow @mcgregorrichard speaking to @ThomasOriti on @abcnews radio. https://t.co/n2ooRCdHst
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 18, 2020
The transition from @realDonaldTrump to @JoeBiden for Japan represents a change in style and substance that fits comfortably with leadership in Tokyo.
Akimoto Daisuke and David Walton write for The Interpreter.https://t.co/OVMQNDXTib
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 18, 2020
"Given the importance of the rules-based multilateral system for New Zealand’s security and economic interests, @JoeBiden can count on strong support from Wellington in this endeavour."
Ian Hill writes for The Interpreter.https://t.co/65xTC6bZGM
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 18, 2020
"Australia, one of the US’s closest allies, remains in the Paris deal but hasn’t done much else. A lack of action hurts the standing of both in the region, according to @HerveLemahieu, an expert at Australia’s Lowy Institute think tank."@BIAUS https://t.co/kP49j2RmYr
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 18, 2020
Gauge-changing train is no game changer for China | Wu Shang-Su https://t.co/OMNOsPZsUF
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 17, 2020
Two episodes of COVIDcast, a Lowy Institute podcast, were broadcast on @RadioNational Big Ideas with @PaulBarclay last night.
In this broadcast, Senior Fellow @mcgregorrichard discusses China and #Covid19 with @ChuBailiang and @dtiffrobertshttps://t.co/leSh1gAKDT
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 17, 2020
Why Russia will not return the Kuril Islands to Japan | Nikola Mikovic https://t.co/AEljriWzsk
— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 16, 2020
"Suga en Morrison uitten in een gezamenlijke verklaring hun ‘ernstige zorgen’ over de situatie in de Oost- en Zuid-Chinese Zee, waar de Chinese marine actief is. China legt op onbewoonde eilandjes vliegvelden en havens aan (…)" https://t.co/KxYCCLlPgZ
— Friso Dubbelboer (@FrisoDubbelboer) November 18, 2020
Japón y Australia sellaron un acuerdo militar ante la creciente amenaza expansionista del régimen chino
El primer ministro japonés, Yoshihide Suga recibió a su par australiano Scott Morrison en Tokio. El pacto llevó seis años de trabajo diplomáticohttps://t.co/2GNYOoNIAd
— George Cassis (@geopolytica) November 18, 2020
