Canada, Japan, Australia, and India are 'de-USing security' and 'de-USing' aircraft and submarines
Canada, Japan, and Australia are establishing a cooperative framework for 'de-USing security' and attempting to 'de-USize' key US aircraft and submarine technologies.
Amid the Middle East war, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Japan on the 6th and announced strengthened security and defense cooperation at the summit.
Prime Minister Carney first visited India, then visited Australia, a new security cooperation partner, and finally arrived in Japan.
Prime Minister Carney worked at the investment bank Goldman Sachs in Tokyo before entering politics, and he attempted to deliver part of his speech on the 6th in Japanese. The New York Times reported on the 6th that “Canada and Australia had pledged to purchase a fleet of nuclear submarines, but had already expressed concern over the U.S. decision to deny them access to key software and other technologies for the aircraft and submarines,” and that “Prime Minister Carney had urged the world’s ‘middle powers’ to unite against President Trump, largely because of his tariffs on key Canadian industries such as steel, aluminum, and auto manufacturing, and now, in addition to additional security cooperation, his tour has focused on a variety of economic and trade issues.” Canada plans to redirect billions of dollars it has long paid to U.S. defense industries to domestic manufacturers, changing the structure in which about 70% of Canada’s military spending goes to U.S. military goods to “Made in Canada.” Unlike the German submarines, the South Korean submarine bid, which has entered the competition, is considered a “copycat of core U.S. technology.” Canada initially planned to purchase 88 F-35 fighter jets from Trump, but Prime Minister Carney is considering switching to a lower-cost fighter jet manufactured by Sweden's Saab, which has ultimately committed to manufacturing them in Canada.
The New York Times reported, "Like Australia and India, Japan has said it will cooperate on 'critical minerals' like uranium, lithium, and nickel, which Canada has in abundance." Japan is also interested in Canada's relatively new liquefied natural gas (LNG) business, and Canada opened a liquefied natural gas export terminal in Kitimat, British Columbia, in 2022, suggesting Japan is interested in Canada's entry into this relatively new industry."
Prime Minister Carney is scheduled to meet with Japanese auto industry executives on the 7th. Toyota and Honda produce and supply about 70% of their vehicles in Canada, with the majority of those vehicles being shipped to the United States.
The New York Times reported on these meetings, saying, "An unnamed Japanese official previously stated that automakers would emphasize the importance of renewing the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement to their Canadian factories," adding, "A review of the trade agreement's renewal is planned for this year."
Prime Minister Carney's appeal for "the world's middle powers to unite" and his slogan, "Let's stand up to President Trump," was elevated to a 19-gun salute by the Australian Army's howitzer corps upon his arrival in Australia on the 5th, comparable to the highest honor given to King Charles.
Canada's longtime ally, Australia, was once a British colony, but this visit was seen as a sign of both countries' emergence as independent middle powers.
President Carney arrived at the Australian Parliament and received the highest honors. In his address, he stated, "Although we are very different, Canada and Australia are strategic cousins. Canada and Australia cannot exercise the coercive power of great powers, but we can come together to set the agenda, shape the rules, organize through alliances, and build capacity to achieve results quickly and globally."
In his address to the Australian Parliament, Prime Minister Carney said, "As the global structure crumbles due to a series of crises, I have come to Australia to reaffirm our alliance and propose a path forward. Because the optimism that has emerged from this great nation is a fundamental belief that from this rupture, we can build something better, more prosperous, more resilient, and more just."
Introducing Prime Minister Carney in the House of Commons that day, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, "Peace, security, and prosperity are not the exclusive domain of the powerful. They are our common cause and our shared responsibility."
Prime Minister Carney focused on a joint initiative with Australia, calling for cooperation on critical minerals produced by both countries, such as lithium, iron ore, and nickel. In expanding military cooperation, he established a partnership framework for a $4 billion Australian radar system capable of detecting aircraft and missiles over the horizon, one of Canada's major defense purchases.
This base, a key component of Canada's defense, will be used by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which is jointly commanded by the United States and Canada, and is a key element of Canada's strategy to disengage from its dependence on the United States.
Prime Minister Carney, who visited India on the 2nd, the day the Middle East war began, said at a summit press conference that "there has been more exchange between the Canadian and Indian governments in the past year than in the past 20 years combined."
The New York Times reported on the 2nd that "the immediate economic outcome of Prime Minister Carney's visit was a list of preliminary agreements, mainly focused on energy, technology, and education, some of which have been previously announced or outlined, including a uranium deal worth about 2.5 billion Canadian dollars (1.8 billion USD) that will run from 2027 to 2035."
"Prime Minister Carney said Canada hopes to conclude a broader trade agreement with India by the end of the year, doubling trade with India to about 50 billion USD by 2030," the Times reported. Trade between Canada and the United States is worth about $900 billion annually.
Prime Minister Carney delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January, saying, “The changing world order demands a pragmatic approach to international relations. We are engaging broadly, strategically, and with open eyes. We are not waiting for the world we want to be, but actively embracing the world as it is.” This speech received a long standing ovation.
India and Canada have the largest Sikh population outside India, with about 2 million Indians living in Canada.
The New York Times reported, “While the severance of ties was generally welcomed by the Canadian Hindu community, which makes up about half of the diaspora, the new partnership has drawn criticism and disappointment from many Sikhs and Muslims.”
The Times noted, “India’s treatment of minorities is not the only rift between the two countries. While Canada has provided about $18 billion in aid to Ukraine in its fight against Russia, Prime Minister Modi has embraced President Vladimir Putin as a key ally.”
India allowed an Iranian warship to dock on the 7th, and the US sank the Iranian frigate Dena with a submarine just before that, Reuters reported.
Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar announced on the same day that the US had sunk an Iranian naval vessel off the coast of neighboring Sri Lanka and had docked the Iranian landing craft Ravan on humanitarian grounds.
The two Iranian ships docked in the southern Indian port of Kochi on the 4th, and a US submarine also attacked the Iranian frigate Dena the same day, an Indian government source told Reuters.
US President Donald Trump stated a week ago that one of the goals of the war he and Israel launched against the Islamic Republic was to destroy the Iranian navy.
At the annual Raisinah Dialogue, Jaishankar said of the two Iranian warships, "They came in to inspect the fleet, and they may have ended up on the wrong side of the incident."
At least 87 people were killed in a U.S. submarine attack on the Iranian warship Dena, located 19 nautical miles off the coast of Sri Lanka, outside Sri Lanka's maritime border and within Sri Lanka's exclusive economic zone, Reuters reported. The 183 rescued crew members are being housed at a naval facility in Kochi, the Reuters report said.
"The sunken Iranian Dena was returning from a naval exercise hosted by India, according to the exercise's website and Sri Lankan officials," Reuters reported.
The Lee Jae-myung administration's world-leading military buildup, which increased annual GDP by 8% and expanded US-standard weapons worldwide by supplying replicas of submarines, aircraft, tanks, and self-propelled guns with financial support from Korea, first raised domestic stock prices, and it appears that Canada, Japan, Australia, and India were excluded from the "middle power security cooperation" because of the expansion of US purchases of expensive weapons.
President Lee announced the "India Model" as a security pledge during his 2022 presidential campaign. In a Voice of America (VOA) interview with presidential candidates, National Security Advisor Wi Seong-rak officially announced the "India Model." He also announced "Costie 5000" as a campaign pledge.
During his summit with President Trump in July of last year, President Lee announced an agreement to invest $150 billion in the United States through the "Make America Great Again" (MASGA) initiative, including bulk purchases of US weapons and the construction of US Navy warships. He also attempted to inject capital into the defense industry, leveraging the US weapons model, to boost the economy and stock prices through rising domestic stock prices.
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