＂layman＂ Jiang Qi wants to talk to the United States about ＂status＂ Japanese media： rare!

　　Cctv newsA MV-22 Osprey transport plane of the US military crashed into the sea in the waters near Australia, and 23 people were rescued. Three people were declared dead after missing. In Okinawa, where the "Osprey" often flies overhead in Japan, this news has increased the anxiety and opposition of the local people.

Okinawa local people marched.

　　On the 8th, Esaki Tetsuma, Japan’s new Minister for Okinawa and Northern Territory Affairs, said in a rare way that the Japan-US Status Agreement, which stipulated the legal status of US troops stationed in Japan, "must be slightly revised".

　　At the press conference, Jiang Qi stressed, "Even if it takes more time, the government should fully understand the feelings of Okinawa residents. What it should say to the United States should be said."

　　However, as for the Japan-US Status Agreement, he said that "I am a layman" and did not talk about the specific direction of revision.

　　Japan and the United States signed the "Japan-US Status Agreement" in 1960, which stipulated that when civilian and military personnel employed in the US military base in Japan caused accidents or committed crimes while performing official duties, the US military stationed in Japan enjoyed priority jurisdiction, which was essentially equivalent to giving this group judicial immunity.

　　Whenever US military personnel commit crimes in Okinawa or an accident occurs in US military aircraft, the Japanese people’s call for amending the Japan-US Status Agreement is even louder.

　　However, under the pressure of the United States, the Japanese government has been holding a negative attitude towards amending the Japan-US Status Agreement for many years.

　　As the newly appointed Minister of Okinawa Affairs in the cabinet reshuffle on the 3rd of this month, Jiang Qi offered to amend the Japan-US Status Agreement, which was even called "rare" by the Japanese media. However, it is not clear whether Jiang Qi’s statement reflects the overall policy of Abe’s government.

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　　Japan’s request that the United States ground the Osprey in Japan was rejected.

　　The accident of the US military Osprey in Australia was on the 5th and 6th of this month, and the Japanese government asked the US military to temporarily stop flying the Osprey in Japan.

　　However, an Osprey still took off and landed from the Futenma base in Okinawa on the 7th — — The Japanese media believe that the US military has demonstrated the de facto "refusal posture".

　　On the 8th, Nicholson, the highest commander of the US military stationed in Okinawa, even told Tomokawa Shengwu, the deputy governor of Okinawa Prefecture, who came to protest, "‘ Osprey ’ Flying around the world is the policy of the US military, which explicitly rejected the Japanese request for grounding.