CONF1Dl3N'flAL U S -Japan Bilateral l 1eeting Renaissance Ilikai Waikiki Hotel Honolulu Hawaii DECLASSIFIED IN FULL November 2 2000 Authority EO 13526 1530-1700 Chief Records Declass Div WHS Date MAY 2 4 2011 • Agenda 1 Long-Term Dialogue a Mid-Term Defense Plan Ship Inspection Legislation Peacekeeping laws Emergency laws Japan lead b Quadrennial Defense Review US lead c INSS Published Paper The U S and Japan Advancing toward a tfature Partnership U S lead d Future Roles and Missions U S lead 2 China -- Bilateral Relations and Discussions on White Paper Japan lead 3 Multilateral Activities in Asia-Pacific a Asia Pacific Regional Initiative U S lead b JDA Forum for Defense Authorities in the Asia-Pacific Region Japan lead Opening Remarks • Let me begin by welcoming you Mr Shu to and the members of the Japanese delegation to Hawaii • I know that this has already been a very long day for you and your delegation Traveling from Tokyo to Hawaii you get to enjoy the same day twice • I hope that we are ab le to make the version of the day spent in Hawaii the more enjoyable of the two • We have a full agenda and not a lot of time but before proceeding I'd like to invite you to make any opening remarks • --EONFIOE NTb L 1 As of 30 Oct 1400 €0NPfBE NTIAt • DECLASSIFIED IN FULL Authority EO 13526 Chief Records Declass Div WHS MAY 2 4 20 1 Date 1 Long-Term Dialogue • Over the last few years we have spent a great deal of time and energy on the management of the alliance And that is very important work • But it is also impot1ant to take time to look beyond day-to-day matters and consider the visions that we each have for the alliance as we look ahead 5 10 and 20 years • So I am very glad that we were able to include Long-Term Dialogue as our first agenda item • Your Mid-Term Defense Plan and our Quadrennial Defense Review fo rm an excellent starting point for that discussion • Then there are the ongoing activities in Japan related to ship 1nspection legislation under the Guidelines and possible future legislation related to • peacekeeping operations and emergency situations • And the paper about the future of our alliance that Rich Armitage and a bipartisan group in the U S have recently issued has fostered further di scussion within both governments and in the public at large • All of which highlights the necessity for each ofus to bear in mind how we might evolve our roles and missions over time to ensure that our alliance remains the foundation of regional stability and to ensure that it continues to enjoy strong and stable support at home • I'd like to begin Mr Shuto by asking you to provide us an update on your Mid- Term Defense Plan the ship inspection laws and developments related to peacekeeping operations and emergency legislation • Then I will ask COL Bur ley from our Strategy office to provide an update on our Quadrennial Defense Review • • From there I propose that we have a general discussion 2 As of 30 Oct 1400 CONFIDfN'ffAI • DECLASSIFIED IN FULL Authority EO13526 Chief Records Declass Div WHS Date MAY 2 4 2011 a Mid-Term Defense Plan Ship Inspection Legislation Peacekeeping laws Emen ency laws Japan Jead • 'Ne are especially interested in your perspectives on the evolving security environment over the five-year period of the MTDP and the impact that this might have on force structure and acquisition decisions • Agree with your stress on information technology especially as it relates to interoperable communications Dominance of the battlespace through acquisition processing distribution and utili zation of information in a secure environment while denying adversaries the same will be critical • Given budget constraints it is especially important to take advantage of globalization trends in industry as a means of reducing acquisition costs • Especially important in the context of new programs that we each undertake • Look forward to having Mr Shimbo and Mr Kozuki visit Washington next week to discuss the Mid-Term Defense Plan in greater detail • Appreciate the effort you are making on the ship inspection legislati on • Recognize that there has been extensive work to reach agreement Hope that it will allow for swift and effecti ve implementation of the Guidelines • It will be important to use our bilateral exercises to determine the effect of some of the legal requirements included in the law • Especially will want to focus on how the requirements for a UNSC resolution or approval of the flag nation of registry will effect implementation • Hope that Japan will continue to explore how it mi ght increase its role in international peacekeeping eeNFEDE ffIAE As of 10 Oct 1400 CONTIOEN'fIAt - DECLASSIFIED IN FULL Authority EO 13526 Chief Records Dectass Div WHS Date • MAY 2 4 2011 Believe that the region is becorrung increasingly accepting of such a role for Japan • But the harder question is the degree to which the Japanese people will support such a role • Through enhanced peacetime engagement with the rest of the region we can build an environment in which both the other states of the region and the Japanese people may become more comfortable with idea of an increased role • Also agree that establishment of a framework of emergency laws with proper checks and balances is an essential part of a complete national security structure • • Such a framework would also help to clarify legal authorities in the context of the guidelines • Look foiward to continuing to hear about how the debate over the Emergency Legislation develops IF RAISED Maritime Patrol Aircraft • Equipment collaboration with Japan has my full support and that of the Secretary • But it is important to ensure that it takes place for sound programmatic and operational reasons • The primary responsibility for managing this kind of cooperation within DOD should re t with our Acquisition organization and with the responsible Military Department My staff participates in those processes as necessary • It is not entirely clear at this point what policy issues the MP A raises that cannot be solved through the normal channels that we have for equipment • collaboration COM' rfDEN'f'fAI 4 As of 30 Oct 1400 DECLASSIFIED IN FULL CONFIDEN'f'IAL Authority EO 13526 Chief Records Declass Div WHS Date MAY 2 4 2011 • So it may be that a formal policy oversight group is not necessary • At the same time it is always the case that if some matter of policy concern rel ated to equipment cooperation arises you can take it up with me or my Deputy Fred Smith or with Admiral Weiss • In that context I appreciate the benefit of having informal points of contact between ISA and the Defense Policy Bureau for cooperation on MP A and other equipment programs b Quadrennial Defense Review U S lead Note Andy Hoehn has sent COL Clarke Bursley to participate in this meeting for the purpose of briefing the QDR and supporting discussions In addition the Japanese will send Mr Shimbo and vfr Kozuki from their trilateral delegation to Washington to have more detailed discussions on QDR and lvfTDP on Novernber • 6 j • Believe most of you are familiar with the outcomes of the last Quadrennial Defense Review in 1997 • As we discussed at our last meeting in May the Fiscal Year 2000 Defense Authorization Act mandates another similar strategic and programmatic revie w this coming year • Although some preliminary preparations for the next QDR have begun within the Joint Staff and Services most of our activity can not commence until after installation of the new Administration in January • That said given the requirement for the White House to produce a new National Security Strategy report by June we would see ourselves working closely with the NSC to ensure both endeavors are well synchronized • • Similarly a comprehensive assessment requires close consultations with our allie As I mentioned earlier your Mid-Term Defens Plan and our 5 €0NRD6W11 zL As of 30 Oct 1400 CONPIDEN'f'IA t ' • DECLASSIFIED IN FULL Authority EO 13526 Chief Reen eds Df l ss DiY WHS Date MAY Z - LUlf Quadrennial Defense Review provide an excellent starting point for the LongTerm Dialogue about the future of our alliance • In this regard I've asked COL Clarke Bursley from the Strategy office to highlight some of the potential QDR issue areas and directions we hope to benefit from your views and insights c INSS Published Paper The U S and Japan Advancing toward a 1 'lature Partnership U S lead • The so-called Armitage group paper has been widely reported in Japan so I know that you have all read it • It is quite common for this type of paper to come out just prior to elections in the U S • • The paper makes many proposals some of which are somewhat controversial But more than any specific proposals that it contains the bipartisan nature of the paper is its most important aspect • The paper shows that across party lines in the U S there is a fundamental commitment to alliance with Japan • And there is a fundamental commitment to working with Japan to continually improve the alliance The paper should be seen not as a unilateral U S prescription but as a collection of ideas that form a starting point for a discussion among equal partners • As we have been discussing and as the paper describes Japan is changing There is a rich and growing debate in Japan about security issues and how Japan should contribute Should Japan change its position on coalition self-defense Should it amend the constitution to deal with the structure of the • government and to change Article 9 Should it become more involved in 6 As of JO O ct 1-100 DECLASSIFIED IN FULL CONFIDE IAL Authority EO 13526 Chief Records Declass Div WHS MAY 24 2011 Date peacekeeping Should there be changes in the U S forward basing and the roles and missions we each undertake • In the long-term the alliance can only contribute to regional stability to the degree that the alliance is also internally stable It must reflect the desires and aspirations of both alliance partners • So it is incumbent upon all of us as alliance managers to look ahead to where those changes might lead and ensure that our alliance continues to meet the needs and aspirations of both alliance partners d Future roles and missions U S lead • Ve last discussed our roles and missions under the alliance in a formal way during the 1980s • • By and large those roles and missions continue to serve us well • But as we look to the future and consider where the alliance might go we may need to take on the question of roles and missions again • This is not about the U S asking Japan to do more as has been the case sometimes in the past Rather it is about asking ourselves what kind of alliance will best serve as the foundation of regional stability for the next forty years 2 China -- Bilateral Relations and Discussions on Vhite Paper Japan Jead • First of all I'd like to congratulate your government on its skillful handling of Premier Zhu Rongji 's recent vi it to Tokyo By all accounts the visit wa a clear success and it will pave the way for a further strengthening of ties between your two countries • Our ties with China are also on the mend after reaching a low point following the accidental bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade last year CONFIDENTl A I • 7 As of 10 Oct 1400 DECLASSIFIED IN FULL •CON RDEPJTIAt • • Authority EO 13526 Chief Records Deplass Div WHS Date MAY 2 4 2011 We continue to stress to the Chinese that sustained constructive bilateral ties between the United States and China are clearly in the interests not only of both countries but also of the Asia-Pacific region and the world • as a whole Ve also continue to stress to Beijing that the US-Japan alliance remains the cornerstone of our Asia po hey and is the foundation of regional security • Our military to military cooperation with China has broadened albeit at a measured pace We have just completed planning for cooperation next year on holding a humanitarian affairs disaster relief sandtable exercise in Beijing and Chengdu • General Shelton is visiting China this week for discussions and a visit to San Jia training area • • China's recently released Defense White Paper is a positive move with regards to transparency but has a distinctly harsher edge than the 1998 White Paper in its criticism of the U S threats against Taiwan and discussion of security issues • The 2000 white paper is particularly negative regarding the U S even though we are not mentioned by name • Whereas the 1998 White Paper said China must have a capability to defend its sovereignty and security by military means now China will have to enhance such a capability because hegemonism and power politics are further developing Such rhetoric does not contribute to enhanced or improved relations and make deeper cooperation and trust more difficult • 'The paper also characterizes the cross-Strait situation as complicated and grim and repeats the troubling threat from the February Taiwan White Paper to use force if Taiwan indefinitel y delays the peaceful settlement of cross-Strait • reunification through negotiation -eeHFIDE ilTI t • 8 As of 30 Oct 1400 DECLASSIFIED IN FULL CONFFDCNTIAL • • Authority EO 13526 Chief Records Declass Div WHS Date MAY 2 4 2011 In our view China should go much further as a means of reducing tens ions and suspicions in the region and as a bureaucratic tool for management of the military budget process-a process we believe remains too opaque • The tough political rhetoric in China's new Vhite Paper is more likely to feed than dampen the 'China threat theory ' It will also feed perceptions that the PLA is hawkish and hard-line when it comes to US-China relations Taiwan and Japan 3 l tlu ltilateral Activities in Asia-Pacific a Asia Pacific Regional Initiative U S Note Though we have mentioned APRI in meetings with the GOJ and discussed the APAN at the last trilateral this will be the first full briefing to the GOJ on APR • • Ve believe that the trend toward regionalism in Asia is on-going and positive The region's political economic and social transition will lead to new security challenges that can cross borders affecting common security That will make multinational coordination all the more important for regional security • During his visits to the region over the past year Secretary Cohen has raised the idea of a regional defense initiative to promote multinational activities to address a variety of nontraditional security threats and contingencies Such contingencies include humanitarian assistance disaster relief search and rescue and piracy • We have begun to implem ent a program to support thi effort which we have named the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative or APRI APRI activities include a regjonal computer network to facilitate the timely exchange of information • and expertise on non-warfighting contingencies and expansion of traditionally bilateral exercises to include additional countries -E0P JFIDfMTIAI 9 As ot 30 Oct 1400 • CONfIDEN'ffAt- • • DECLASSIFIEDIN FULL Authority EO 13526 ·Recf fRf £e f'4M fiv WHS APR will help bwld and improve national capabilities as well as foster combined regional efforts through standardization of tactics techniques and procedures • The intent over the longer term is for APRJ activities to promote habits of cooperation and trust that may also have broader implications on relations between states including those with historical enmities • Our intention is to develop APRJ and this enhanced engagement step-by-step according to regional conditions while taking into account the view of regional states • We realize that there may be apprehension on the part of some nations to engage in multilateral engagement activities Ths may be due to either a concern over the inclusiveness of the initiatives or the effect they might have on • the bilateral relationship or both • Let me assure you that we have no intention ofletting these multilateral initiatives detract from our bilateral relationships And since it is clear that almost any military action taken in the region will be done in a multinational context anything we do to enhance our regional coordination will help our overall security • APRJ is not intended to exclude any nations This includes China During his visit to China in July Secretary Cohen discussed this initiative with his counterparts The Chinese agreed to consider participation and we would welcome it • The ultimate success of this initiative will hinge on active participation and close consultation with regional allies and partners b JDA Forum for Defense Authorities in the A ia-Pacific Region Japan C0P F£131 M'ffAE 10 A s of Oct 1400 DECLASSIFIED IN FULL CONFIDE N'FIAL • Authority EO 13526 Chief Records Dec lass Div WHS Date MAY 2 4 2011 • I want to commend JOA on the success that this forum has become • The forum testifies to the visionary role that former Vice-Minister Akiyama played during his years of service at JDA He was and still is a very good friend of ours at DOD • Japan 1s role as the host of this forum is especially important in terms of what it says about how the region is changing • The excellent participation that the forum enjoys makes an equally powerful demonstration of that change • For both Japan and the U S our bilateral relationship remains at the core of our security policy But that relationship provides a foundation on which to build broader multilateral ties that strengthen peace and security in the region • • I think that the emphasis this year on multilateral exercises and last year's theme of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief are exce11ent topics • T understand that this year there was also some important discussion about the possibility of enhancing the quality of discussions that take place at the Asean Regional Forum ARF • I think that it would be very valuable if the JDA forum can become a catalyst to achieve that objective • 11 As of 30 Oct 1400