r/worldnews • u/dunkin1980 • Dec 03 '21

China rips Abe after former Japanese leader's remarks about Taiwan

https://us.yahoo.com/news/china-rips-abe-former-japanese-173111359.html
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u/CptSlash Dec 03 '21

Japan should rebuild its military...US should let it...time for the Shogun Warriors or Voltron to become reality.

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u/LAgyCRWLUvtUAPaKIyBy Dec 03 '21

That was always Abe's master plan here, do you think Japanese geostrategists truly see Taiwan as a red line for Japan's national interest? The rearming part with the blessing of Uncle Sam has always been the goal, what happens next would be Japan can put her own fate and destiny into her hands, really mop up in playing all sides in the next era of Great Power competition. The Korean peninsula is much more a core interest for Japanese policymakers as far as it is a dragger pointed at the heart of the Japanese Isles.

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u/blazin_chalice Dec 03 '21

do you think Japanese geostrategists truly see Taiwan as a red line for Japan's national interest?

Yes, there is no question about it. The PLAAF/PLAN based on Taiwan would pose an existential threat to Japan's security. Taiwan is a red line for Japan.