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US not disengaging from Asia, seeks ‘partners, not protectorates,’ says Pentagon official
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US not disengaging from Asia, seeks ‘partners, not protectorates,’ says Pentagon official
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As their warships encircle Japan, what signals are China and Russia sending?
The recent joint patrol between China and Russia around the Japanese archipelago showed how the nations’ military cooperation…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Beijing #china #firstislandchain #Japanesedefenceministry #jointpatrol #KoreaStrait #Moscow #Nihon #Okinawa #People'sLiberationArmy #Russia #SeaofOkhotsk #taiwan #Tokyo #US
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Japan tests long-range Type 12 missile as counterstrike capability against China grows
Japan’s efforts to build a long-range capability to strike Chinese warships reached a milestone last week as flight…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Beijing #china #EastChinaSea #firstislandchain #Gifuairbase #honshu #HudsonInstitute #JapanMaritimeSelf-DefenceForce #kyushu #NationalIntelligenceBureau #operationepicfury #RandCorporation #Tomahawk #UnitedStates
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The US mounts pressure across 3 maritime flashpoints. How should China respond?
Chinese researchers have called for more coordination among the country’s maritime author…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #Beijing #China #ChinaTaiwanConflicts #EastChinaSea #firstislandchain #FirstIslandChainstrategy #islandchainstrategy #japan #NanjingUniversity #Philippines #southchinasea #Taiwan #TaiwanStrait #threeseaslinkage #Tokyo #UnitedStates #washington #YueShengsong #ZhuFeng
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Are Japan-Philippines talks a maritime red line for China’s blue-water ambitions?
And, experts warn, these talks – part of a highly calculated geopolitical effort by US allies – could…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #Beijing #China #ChinaTaiwanConflicts #DingDuo #EastChinaSea #ExclusiveEconomicZones #firstislandchain #FuKuen-chen #japan #Manila #maritimeboundarytalks #OKINAWA #Philippines #RyukyuIslands #Taiwan #Tokyo
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How US defence chief Hegseth softened his tone towards China after Xi-Trump meeting
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth softened his tone towards China in his speech on Saturday to the Shangri-La…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #australia #Beijing #China #ChinaTaiwanConflicts #CuiTiankai #DonaldTrump #firstislandchain #Iran #japan #newzealand #petehegseth #Philippines #Shangri-La #Singapore #southchinasea #Taiwan
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How will South Korean nuclear submarines alter underwater balance near first island chain?
South Korea’s plans to build nuclear-powered submarines by the mid-2030s will spur a US-allied network of advanced underwater…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #SouthKorea #Australia #Beijing #China #firstislandchain #JAPAN #KimJongUn #King'sCollegeLondon #Koreanpeninsula #NorthKorea #nuclear-poweredsubmarines #RepublicofKoreaNavy #Seoul #Taiwan #US
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How will South Korean nuclear submarines alter underwater balance near first island chain?
South Korea’s plans to build nuclear-powered submarines by the mid-2030s will spur a US-allied network of advanced underwater…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #SouthKorea #Australia #Beijing #China #firstislandchain #JAPAN #KimJongUn #King'sCollegeLondon #Koreanpeninsula #NorthKorea #nuclear-poweredsubmarines #RepublicofKoreaNavy #Seoul #Taiwan #US
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Could the PLA use minelaying drones in a first island chain blockade over Taiwan?
The People’s Liberation Army could use minelaying drones to blockade Japan and other waters in the strategic first…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #AJX002 #Beijing #China #ChinaTaiwanConflicts #firstislandchain #japan #people'sliberationarmy #Philippines #Ryukyuarchipelago #ShipborneWeapons #StraitofHormuz #Taiwan #UnitedStates #victoryday
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https://www.alojapan.com/1474529/a-big-deal-the-military-drills-showing-tokyos-growing-focus-on-deterring-china/ ‘A big deal’: the military drills showing Tokyo’s growing focus on deterring China #australia #Balikatan #beijing #canada #China #DonaldTrump #FirstIslandChain #France #Japan #LuzonIsland #MiddleEast #NewZealand #news #philippines #SalaknibExercise #SouthChinaSea #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 Japan’s participation in annual US-Philippine military exercises is a “big deal”, because it shows how Tokyo is taking a bigger role in regional groupings
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https://www.alojapan.com/1474529/a-big-deal-the-military-drills-showing-tokyos-growing-focus-on-deterring-china/ ‘A big deal’: the military drills showing Tokyo’s growing focus on deterring China #australia #Balikatan #beijing #canada #China #DonaldTrump #FirstIslandChain #France #Japan #LuzonIsland #MiddleEast #NewZealand #news #philippines #SalaknibExercise #SouthChinaSea #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 Japan’s participation in annual US-Philippine military exercises is a “big deal”, because it shows how Tokyo is taking a bigger role in regional groupings
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What Tokyo’s New Long-Range Counterstrike Capabilities Mean https://www.byteseu.com/1914734/ #China #FirstIslandChain #Japan #LongRangeMissile #LongRangeMissiles #MissileDefense #Politics&Security #taiwan #Type12Missiles
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Can US-Japan-South Korea Trilateralism Endure? https://www.byteseu.com/1842847/ #CampDavidPrinciples #cpttp #FirstIslandChain #Japan #LeeJaeMyung #NorthKorea #Politics&Security #SanaeTakaichi #SouthKorea #trilateral #trump #Ukraine #US
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https://www.wacoca.com/news/2780553/ 「海上民兵」暗躍に備えよ 台湾有事で米軍の来援阻止へ、中国が訓練強化 | JAPAN Forward #CCP #FirstIslandChain #JapanCoastGuard #JapanInstituteForNationalFundamentals #PLA #SecondIslandChain #SelfDefenseForces #Taiwan #TaiwanContingency #XiJinping #台湾 #政治・安全保障問題
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https://www.wacoca.com/news/2780553/ 「海上民兵」暗躍に備えよ 台湾有事で米軍の来援阻止へ、中国が訓練強化 | JAPAN Forward #CCP #FirstIslandChain #JapanCoastGuard #JapanInstituteForNationalFundamentals #PLA #SecondIslandChain #SelfDefenseForces #Taiwan #TaiwanContingency #XiJinping #台湾 #政治・安全保障問題
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https://www.wacoca.com/news/2780553/ 「海上民兵」暗躍に備えよ 台湾有事で米軍の来援阻止へ、中国が訓練強化 | JAPAN Forward #CCP #FirstIslandChain #JapanCoastGuard #JapanInstituteForNationalFundamentals #PLA #SecondIslandChain #SelfDefenseForces #Taiwan #TaiwanContingency #XiJinping #台湾 #政治・安全保障問題
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https://www.wacoca.com/news/2780553/ 「海上民兵」暗躍に備えよ 台湾有事で米軍の来援阻止へ、中国が訓練強化 | JAPAN Forward #CCP #FirstIslandChain #JapanCoastGuard #JapanInstituteForNationalFundamentals #PLA #SecondIslandChain #SelfDefenseForces #Taiwan #TaiwanContingency #XiJinping #台湾 #政治・安全保障問題
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JINF Report: Evidence Points to China’s First Nuclear Aircraft Carrier https://www.byteseu.com/1634624/ #China #FirstIslandChain #fujian #JapanInstituteForNationalFundamentals #jinf #Liaoning #MakiNakagawa #Nuclear #NuclearPoweredAircraftCarrier #Politics&Security #SatelliteImage #Shandong
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Is the US pushing South Korea to the fore in deterring a war over Taiwan? https://www.byteseu.com/1625934/ #Beijing #China #Chinese #csis #FirstIslandChain #HudsonInstitute #IndoPacific #Japan #JoeBiden #KangJunYoung #KimJongUn #Korea #LeeJaeMyung #NorthKorea #SouthKorea #taiwan
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The U.S. shift to transactional engagement leaves middle powers exposed but able to shape a multipolar world through defense, partnerships, and economic resilience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/11/world/trump-putin-and-xis-great-power-world/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #xijinpingeurope #middleeast #asia #firstislandchain #okinawa #taiwan #russia #ukraine #hongkong #uyghurs #australia #southkorea #asean #quad #india #nato
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The U.S. shift to transactional engagement leaves middle powers exposed but able to shape a multipolar world through defense, partnerships, and economic resilience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/11/world/trump-putin-and-xis-great-power-world/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #xijinpingeurope #middleeast #asia #firstislandchain #okinawa #taiwan #russia #ukraine #hongkong #uyghurs #australia #southkorea #asean #quad #india #nato
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The U.S. shift to transactional engagement leaves middle powers exposed but able to shape a multipolar world through defense, partnerships, and economic resilience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/11/world/trump-putin-and-xis-great-power-world/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #xijinpingeurope #middleeast #asia #firstislandchain #okinawa #taiwan #russia #ukraine #hongkong #uyghurs #australia #southkorea #asean #quad #india #nato
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The U.S. shift to transactional engagement leaves middle powers exposed but able to shape a multipolar world through defense, partnerships, and economic resilience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/11/world/trump-putin-and-xis-great-power-world/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #xijinpingeurope #middleeast #asia #firstislandchain #okinawa #taiwan #russia #ukraine #hongkong #uyghurs #australia #southkorea #asean #quad #india #nato
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China’s escalating backlash to Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks backfired by reinforcing Japan’s long-held position on Taiwan, strengthening ties among the self-governing island, Japan, the U.S. and First Island Chain partners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/10/japan/chinas-takaichi-attack-backfires/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #china #taiwan #uschinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #treatyofsanfrancisco #chinesecommunistparty #onechinapolicy #usnationalsecuritystrategy #firstislandchain #okinawa
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China’s escalating backlash to Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks backfired by reinforcing Japan’s long-held position on Taiwan, strengthening ties among the self-governing island, Japan, the U.S. and First Island Chain partners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/10/japan/chinas-takaichi-attack-backfires/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #china #taiwan #uschinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #treatyofsanfrancisco #chinesecommunistparty #onechinapolicy #usnationalsecuritystrategy #firstislandchain #okinawa
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China’s escalating backlash to Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks backfired by reinforcing Japan’s long-held position on Taiwan, strengthening ties among the self-governing island, Japan, the U.S. and First Island Chain partners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/10/japan/chinas-takaichi-attack-backfires/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #china #taiwan #uschinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #treatyofsanfrancisco #chinesecommunistparty #onechinapolicy #usnationalsecuritystrategy #firstislandchain #okinawa
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China’s escalating backlash to Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks backfired by reinforcing Japan’s long-held position on Taiwan, strengthening ties among the self-governing island, Japan, the U.S. and First Island Chain partners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/10/japan/chinas-takaichi-attack-backfires/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #china #taiwan #uschinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #treatyofsanfrancisco #chinesecommunistparty #onechinapolicy #usnationalsecuritystrategy #firstislandchain #okinawa
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/441807/ The US held a major military drill minus an aircraft carrier. What does it mean for China? #AsiaPacific #Beijing #China #DonaldTrump #FirstIslandChain #FreedomEdge #Japan #Jeju #kim #LeeJaeMyung #NorthKorea #ParkWonGon #SouthKorea #Taiwan #UnitedStates #us #USA
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"Abe mentioned Taiwan in passing in his January policy speech to parliament, marking the island's first appearance in the annual address since 2006.
Taiwan is strategically important to Tokyo and Washington as a bulwark against China's maritime ambitions."
# japan #firstislandchain #Taiwan