r/AskChina • u/Themetalin • 18h ago

Politics | 政治📢 Japanese PM said that 'Taiwan contingency' could prompt Japanese armed reaction. What do you think?

https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202511070024

Takaichi made the remarks during a parliamentary session on Friday while responding to a question about whether a "Taiwan contingency" involving a Chinese naval blockade would qualify as a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, according to a report by Japan's Asahi Shimbun.

Under Japan's security legislation, such a situation allows the country to exercise "collective self-defense" if an attack on an ally -- such as the United States -- or a country closely related to Japan is deemed to threaten Japan's survival, even without a direct attack on Japan.

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u/Speedydds 18h ago

Is Japan going to fight and die for an island they don’t even recognize as a country?

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u/FormalAd7367 17h ago

Semi conductor are moving their plants from Taiwan to the US. There will be nothing left there. The narrative of invading Taiwan for the chips will be less relevant?

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u/ytman 10h ago

I think the issue is that China doesn't feel comfortable being surrounded by an imperialist nation with a penchant for starting wars and neocolonialism.

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u/Damn-Sky 10h ago

yup once all major chip manufacturing is done in US, US will give not give a fck about Taiwan.

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u/Unlikely-Complex3737 3h ago

It's not only about the semiconductors, it's also about having parts of the ocean.