China, Taiwan and Japan
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For Beijing, scallops have served as a diplomatic pressure point. For Japan’s allies, consuming them is portrayed as an act of defiance against what they characterize as economic coercion. For Tokyo, the mollusks have become a case study in the difficult — and perhaps increasingly necessary — task of curbing its reliance on China.
Japan is barreling forward with efforts to significantly boost its military capabilities to stand up to China’s growing threats by doubling annual arms spending. The goal comes as Tokyo’s main ally, the United States,
F or nigh on 1,000 years, the Japanese pirates have wreaked havoc…they respect only force, and their hearts are bursting with malice.” This month China’s armed forces released these verses on social media.
Japan said Wednesday that China’s military exercises around Taiwan ‘increase tensions’ across the Taiwan Strait. China’s drills this week involved dozens of fighter aircraft and navy vessels conducting live-fire drills.
The deterioration of ties after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on a possible Japanese military intervention in a Taiwan crisis will test both Tokyo and Beijing’s resolve.
In a conflict, Taipei’s fate would become quickly intertwined with the U.S.-Japan security alliance.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during his inaugural state visit to the world’s No. 2 economy, just as tensions simmer between Beijing and Tokyo.
TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding $58 billion for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise missiles and unmanned arsenals as tensions rise in the region.
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