Japan’s Takaichi Lays Out Revamped Indo-Pacific Vision in Speech

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered a landmark speech to convey her vision for deepening her nation’s economic and security ties with the Indo-Pacific, with a view to making the region more resilient in the face of geopolitical challenges.

Speaking in Hanoi after a bilateral summit on Saturday with Vietnam’s General Secretary and President To Lam, Takaichi stressed the importance of strengthening supply chains, maritime security, space development and a reliable communications infrastructure for the exchange of large amounts of data.

“The excessive reliance on specific countries for critical goods stems from unfairly low-priced supply conditions,” Takaichi said. “To strengthen ...