Japan builds up ‘missile archipelago’ near Taiwan to counter China

SOFREP Cartoon: The Japan Factor Beijing Can’t Ignore

Japan’s commitments to Taiwan may stay deliberately foggy, but every new missile battery on the Ryukyus and every long-range purchase order in Tokyo forces Beijing to price Japan into the opening moves, because the “Taiwan problem” stops looking like a solo raid and starts reading like an alliance-triggered brawl. #Headline Boblang# #Sofrep #China

Japan builds up ‘missile archipelago’ near Taiwan to counter China

Japan is installing missile batteries and radar towers on an island 110 kilometres east of Taiwan, as it nervously watches China’s ambitions in the Pacific.

Japan ‘draws the line’ over Taiwan as analyst says Beijing is now ‘trapped’ - Twentytwo13

The recent Sino-Japan tension over Taiwan and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's comments on defending Taiwan reflect the underlying power tension that has always been prevalent, but so far only managed by conventional norms.

'Japan Cannot Militarily Defend Taiwan In The Event Of A Chinese Attack'

The US-Japan relationship while close, may not be as close as the Japanese would want it to be The post ‘Japan Cannot Militarily Defend Taiwan In The Event Of A Chinese Attack’ appeared first on StratNews Global.