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Japan bolsters regional defense ties to counter Beijing's Taiwan strategy

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Japan is actively expanding its defense partnerships throughout the Indo-Pacific and beyond, aiming to enhance its strategic endurance and complicate potential military actions by Beijing concerning Taiwan. This strategy involves deepening cooperation with countries like Australia and the Philippines on defense planning, advanced weapons development, and operational support. These efforts are designed to complement its existing alliance with the United States and build more secure supply chains, while also navigating domestic economic and demographic challenges. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Gabriel Dominguez ·

    How Tokyo is widening regional defence ties to complicate Beijing’s Taiwan calculus

    The risk of a conflict over Taiwan is shaping Japanese defence planning, with Tokyo shoring up security at home and abroad for a potentially prolonged fight. But there are economic, demographic and political constraints on how far its military transformation can go. In the first …

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