Japan joining the AUKUS pact as an advanced technology partner would help share high end war fighting capability and act as a deterrent, the commander of the US military in the Indo-Pacific says.
Speaking at the Lowy Institute in Sydney on Tuesday night, Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command Admiral John Aquilino said potential adversaries needed to see the linkage of like-minded nations and the problem they would have if they tried to single-handedly take action in the region.
In a joint statement, the three AUKUS partners said they were considering working with Japan as part of advanced capability projects.
