Managing a rivalry: The latest Japan-China escalation and what Europe can do

Managing a rivalry: The latest Japan-China escalation and what Europe can do

Cover image: picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Shuhei YOKOYAMA For Japan, a Chinese attack on Taiwan would constitute an “existential crisis”. With prime minister Sanae Takaichi’s November statement came the sharpest rupture in Sino-Japanese relations in years. Then, on December 7th, Tokyo said a Chinese J-15 fighter jet aimed its fire-control radar on Japanese F-15s near Okinawa for a tense 30 minutes. The episode underscored how quickly th…

The Japan-China Dispute, Explained

Over the past month, the diplomatic conflict that began as a war of words between China and Japan has gradually intensified, leading to maritime confrontations around a disputed island chain and culminating with Chinese fighter jets aiming fire-control radar at Japanese F-15s near Okinawa. The dispute started when Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said any […] The post The Japan-China Dispute, Explained appeared first on Geopolitical Future…