Japan Outlines Taiwan’s Security Importance in Latest Defense Report

Japan Outlines Taiwan’s Security Importance in Latest Defense Report
A Chinese navy formation, including the aircraft carrier Liaoning (C), during military drills in the South China Sea, in an aerial photo taken on Jan. 2, 2017. STR/AFP via Getty Images
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Japan’s Ministry of Defense appears to be increasing its focus on Taiwan and the threat from China, which views Taiwan—a self-ruled island—as a renegade province to be reunited with the mainland.

Japan devoted 10 pages of its annual defense report (pdf) to Taiwan, double the pages of the previous year’s edition, giving an extensive overview of the security situation there.
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