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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday that it is time for the U.S. to make clear that it would defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion and ditch its longstanding strategic ambiguity.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics…
"It is time to abandon this ambiguity strategy. The people of Taiwan share our universal values, so I think the U.S. should firmly abandon its ambiguity," he said.
Abe added that "a Taiwan contingency is a Japan contingency," explaining that Japan's westernmost inhabited island of Yonaguni is just 110 km from Taiwan's main island. If China were to conduct an operation, it would first seek to establish air and sea superiority around Taiwan, he said.
"If it were to secure wide air superiority, it would also cover Japan's airspace. [China] would conduct operations in and above the waters too, so this would affect Japan's territorial waters, or at least our exclusive economic zone."
On the situation in Ukraine, Abe said: "Japan's stance is clear in that Russia's violent actions cannot be tolerated. Together with the U.S. and G-7, we need to assist Ukraine in various ways."
- war is like candy for opportunistssted
- Of course invasion of Taiwan is not imminent, rather the situation is forcing countries to confront the reality of it.yuekit
- Seems possible that by the end of all this, CCP will be furious at Putin for pissing on their parade with this ill-conceived invasion.yuekit
- Finally. Long overdue. Taiwan should be armed like Israel.instrmntl
- Also time for japan to ditch the soy, grow some balls, and arm themselves. And stop saying sorry! Be direct.shapesalad