The US, Britain and Australia are considering cooperation with Japan as part of their AUKUS trilateral security pact in the Indo-Pacific. The countries said in a joint statement on Monday that the aim of the alliance is to strengthen security and military deterrence in the region, where China is also seeking to expand its position of power. The alliance – the name of which comes from combining the abbreviations for the three countries – has been in place since 2021. The cooperation with Japan will primarily concern the so-called second pillar of the alliance. This would involve facilitating th…