Japan’s decision to send active-duty military officers to Taiwan for the first time symbolizes the importance the country places on Taiwan, military analysts said on Saturday (June 4), following a Sankei News report about the purported plan. taiwannews.com.tw
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Japan nibbles at one-China principle with ‘dangerous’ plan
According to an exclusive report released by Japan’s right-wing Sankei News on Saturday, the Japanese government has decided to dispatch a staff member from Japan’s Ministry of Defense to work at the so-called Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association’s Taipei office as early as this summer. Global Times
Playing With Fire
Japan is reportedly planning to send an “active-duty” defense official to Taiwan to strengthen “information-gathering capabilities” in the wake of increasing Chinese aggression in the Taiwan Strait. IBTimes.com
China slams Japan for close-range tracking of aircraft carrier
China on Thursday slammed Japan for making dangerous close-range tracking and disruptions to an aircraft carrier of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy during the latter’s recent, legitimate drills in the West Pacific, with analysts saying that the Japanese move reflected the country’s ulterior motive of offensive military expansion under the excuse of the “China threat” theory. GlobalTimes
Japan colluding with U.S. ? Invite disaster
As a regional country, Japan should have played a constructive role in maintaining regional peace, stability and prosperity. However, it is cooperating with the U.S. to formulate the so-called “Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS)” which is expected to stir up separation and confrontation.
It is a move that invites disaster by letting in invaders, which will seriously threaten regional peace and stability and hurt Japan’s own interests. Peoples Daily Online
Japan turns away from post-WWII pacifism as China threat grows
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is a man on a mission.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, he has imposed sanctions on Moscow, agreed to pursue a nuclear-free world with the Pope and taken a diplomatic tour of Southeast Asia and Europe to rally world leaders to protect democracy. CNN
Japan warns of increasing Chinese naval activity east of Taiwan
China’s dispatching of its aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, in the waters east of Taiwan is not only meant to establish a military presence in the area but also is a test to see how the U.S. and Japan respond to its military activities, Japanese military authorities have said. Taiwan News