Taiwan’s Stability Is Key to Regional Security, Tokyo’s Envoy Tells Canadian MPs

Taiwan’s Stability Is Key to Regional Security, Tokyo’s Envoy Tells Canadian MPs
Kanji Yamanouchi, ambassador of Japan, speaks onstage in New York City on Nov. 8, 2018. Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Grand Seiko
William Crooks
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The security of Taiwan is very important at a time when China is trying to “change the status quo by force” in the South China Sea, says Japan’s ambassador to Canada.

Speaking before a meeting of the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship (CACN) Commons committee, Kanji Yamanouchi said Taiwan’s “peace and stability” is important for the region.

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