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The US and Japan Will Not Apologize to the CCP

The US and Japan Will Not Apologize to the CCP
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee at the National Diet in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images
Anders Corr
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wants more apologies for World War II, but instead, U.S. B-52 bombers flew with Japanese jets over the Sea of Japan on Dec. 10. The flights are strategic signaling to demonstrate to the regime in Beijing that the two allies are strong and united. They will defend the outlying Japanese islands and, most likely, Taiwan.

Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor’s/master’s in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea” (2018).
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