{"id":68579,"date":"2024-04-11T18:29:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T18:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/04\/11\/aukus-allies-float-path-for-japan-to-join-tech-sharing-pact\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:04:33","slug":"aukus-allies-float-path-for-japan-to-join-tech-sharing-pact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2024\/04\/11\/aukus-allies-float-path-for-japan-to-join-tech-sharing-pact\/","title":{"rendered":"AUKUS allies float path for Japan to join tech sharing pact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. is inviting Japan to be a potential partner on part of the trilateral AUKUS pact that aims to deepen top-secret technology sharing and joint development on advanced defense capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House on Wednesday, during Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida\u2019s state visit at the White House, floated Japan\u2019s entry into the second pillar of the pact in a joint statement. While the first pillar would see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2023\/09\/07\/allies-target-early-aukus-milestones-to-keep-20-year-plan-on-track\/\" target=\"_blank\">the U.S. and Britain help Australia develop its own nuclear-powered submarine fleet<\/a>, the second aims to jumpstart cooperation on emerging defense technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a joint address to Congress on Thursday, Kishida highlighted U.S.-Japanese cooperation on some of the key technologies the agreement seeks to enhance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJust yesterday, President [Joe] Biden and I demonstrated our commitment to leading the world on the development of the next generation of emerging technologies, such as AI, quantum, semiconductors, biotechnology and clean energy,\u201d he told U.S. lawmakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden and Kishida announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2024\/04\/10\/us-japan-announce-generational-upgrade-to-alliance-amid-china-threat\/?utm_campaign=dfn-ebb&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=sailthru\" target=\"_blank\">a slew of new defense cooperation agreements between their two countries<\/a> in a joint statement Wednesday. And while the statement opens up a door for Japan to join AUKUS Pillar II, Kishida did not formally commit to joining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor Japan, to have a direct cooperation with AUKUS, nothing has been decided at this moment,\u201d Kishida said at a press conference with Biden at the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australian Minister for Defense Industry Patrick Conroy and British Vice Adm. Martin Connell, the U.K. Royal Navy Second Sea Lord, both spoke favorably about Japan possibly joining the agreement during the Sea Air Space defense conference in Washington on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice Adm. Rob Gaucher, who command U.S. submarine forces in the Atlantic, said during the conference \u201cwe already share a ton of technology with Japan and they\u2019re a great partner in the Pacific,\u201d pointing to Tokyo\u2019s unmanned capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Getting the basics of AUKUS right\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AUKUS is still in its nascent stages, and the three participating countries are seeking consensus on overhauling their export control regimes, which critics say inhibit the information and technology sharing crucial to deepening collaboration among their respective defense industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Biden administration has to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2023\/09\/05\/aukus-standoff-australia-uk-wait-on-congress-to-approve-pact\/\" target=\"_blank\">get the basics of AUKUS right<\/a> before it expands the pact to other partners,\u201d Sen. James Risch, the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, said in statement Wednesday, noting the State Department still needs to submit a certification to give Australia and Britain broad exemptions to U.S. export control laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWithout this certification, cooperation on advanced technologies under AUKUS \u2014 the very types of military capabilities needed to counter China \u2014 will remain stymied by regulations and bureaucracy,\u201d he added. \u201cRather than take credit for things it has not yet done, the Biden administration should certify our two closest allies and deliver tangible defense capabilities now. Adding more partners delays capabilities and fails to deter China.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2023\/12\/07\/final-defense-policy-bill-advances-aukus-taiwan-training\/\" target=\"_blank\"> fiscal 2024 defense policy bill<\/a>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2023\/12\/14\/congress-passed-the-fy24-defense-policy-bill-heres-whats-inside\/\" target=\"_blank\">Congress passed in December<\/a>, would give Australia and Britain a carveout in Washington\u2019s International Traffic in Arms Regulation, or ITAR. Canada is currently the only country to enjoy a blanket ITAR exemption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But to receive this, the State Department must certify Canberra and London have passed comparable export control laws of their own so U.S. technology does not fall into the hands of adversaries like China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia\u2019s parliament is considering legislation to enhance its export control laws, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2024\/02\/15\/australia-defense-industry-concern-grows-over-export-controls\/\" target=\"_blank\">some Australian defense firms fear stricter regulations will inhibit their ability to do business<\/a> with non-AUKUS countries, like Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For his part, Kishida did not directly mention AUKUS in his address to Congress, which largely centered on <a 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