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US Supports a Stronger Japanese Military to Deter China

US Supports a Stronger Japanese Military to Deter China
A Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) Type-74 tank fires ammunition during a live fire exercise at the JSDF's training grounds in the East Fuji Maneuver area in Gotemba on May 22, 2021. Akio Kon/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Anders Corr
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Japan is finally stepping up its defenses against China. Tokyo’s new national security strategy includes an increase in the defense budget from 1 percent of GDP to 2 percent. That will bring Japan into third position globally regarding military spending, behind the United States and China.
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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