Introduction
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an organization of countries from North America and Europe and its member states are unified in defense. It is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium and it was established with the signing of the 1949 treaty known as the North Atlantic Treaty. It has interests in the vast East Asia countries because some of its goals include fighting terrorism and restoring the world order. The East Asian countries include China, Japan, Vietnam, Mongolia, Serbia, North Korea, South Korea, and Russia. Experts have lobbied for the inclusion of these countries into NATO citing that the unification could bring about more success in some of NATO’s objectives like fighting terrorism and restoring the world order.
Reasons for East Asia partnership with NATO
East Asia has some of the world’s superpowers which include Japan, China, Russia, and South Korea. Many of the countries in this region are fully developed and hence command some of the best military forces in the world. NATO on its part also has in its membership the most developed countries in the North America region and Europe. A combination of these forces can deliver a lot of success in their objectives. There is also an important fact to consider because there is a great likelihood that Russia and China will have an alliance very soon. These two countries are forces to reckon with in the world and hence there is a great possibility the unification of these two countries will bring another force in the world.
It is important to note that there has existed a rivalry between Russia and the Members of NATO. If Russia is to be left out of NATO there is a likelihood that Russian militarists and Nationalists will have an upper hand in the control of arms. This will only help in threatening world peace and hence the reason for the unification of NATO and countries of the East Asian Region. Failure to that East Asia will start its conflicts especially started by the Russian Militarists and Nationalists and the other countries in the region cannot be able to handle the conflicts. This will deteriorate the world peace as it is of now.
The effects to the US if Japan’s economy collapsed
For a long time in history, the United States and Japan have shared a good relationship until Japan attacked the United States Pearl Harbor in 1941. However, things would later come back to normal after the end of the Cold War era and nowadays Japan and the United States share one of the closest relationships in the world in terms of economic and military relationships. The United States of America is one of Japan’s economic partners and this is evident because Japan’s 22.7% exports are taken by the United States and the United States exports 14% of its exports to Japan. In this respect, one of the effects that the United States would feel if the Japanese economy collapsed is a trade blow which would mean that it would suffer from trade deficits before other allies are formed to cover for the loss.
It is also important to note that Japan’s military relationship with the United States has put the United States in a more formidable position in the East Asia Region. This means that Japan is used by the United States to further the American interests in the region. The economic might of Japan has ensured that it is respected by other states in the region. An ally with Japan and America ensures that American interests are furthered because of the Japanese effect on any issue in the region. With the collapse of the Japanese economy, other countries in the region would not be so much willing to follow its directives hence the American interests would be jeopardized in the region.
China’s interest in North Korea
One of the Chinese policies is to restore the Korean Peninsula region peace and this is because one of its basic interests is the development of the economy and currently it is hoping for stability at home. China does not need and has never supported North Korea weapon’s acquisition because such acquisition of nuclear weapons could spark off events that would jeopardize China’s basic interests. Although China has not supported Washington’s stand on the North Korea weapon acquisition, it does not support North Korea acquiring nuclear weapons. China would not support the UN’s robust approach to the North Korean issue just because it does not want the country to collapse.
China is currently supporting North Korea on all fronts that include economically and politically and this is because it wants to enforce its stand on North Korean policies and in this way, North Korea cannot harm China in any way nor can it harm South Korea. This means that the Korean Peninsula will be peaceful for a long time to come. Chinese primary goal in the country is that it does not start a war and hence ensures that economic prosperity thrives in the Korean Peninsula. This is the primary reason why China is supporting North Korea as well as giving its financial aid and most importantly hosting the North Korean President regularly in China.
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