TOKYO — Japan directly broached the subject of Taiwan security for the first time in its annual defense review released on Tuesday (July 13), as it raised the alarm over the growing brinkmanship and arms race in the region.
“Stabilizing the situation surrounding Taiwan is important for Japan’s security and the stability of the international community,” Japan’s Defense Ministry said in its annual white paper for the first time.
“Therefore, it is necessary that we pay close attention to the situation with a sense of crisis more than ever before.”
This goes further than last year’s report, which had merely noted that the overall military b…
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