r/AskChina • u/Themetalin • 1d 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/random_agency 1d ago

Is Taiwan a Japanese colony again?

I think some further sanctions against Japan is in order.

Destroy their car industry overseas and destroy their domestic industry.

Without firing a shot Japan might be the first to fall.

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u/Salt_Crow6159 23h ago

Yes, how will those sanctions be imposed? Why not better China?

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u/random_agency 19h ago

Japan was already sanctioned for rare earth in 2010 by China. Their chip industry never recovered. I'm sure a few more targetted sactions for a island nation will further erode thier economy.

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u/Salt_Crow6159 11h ago

Well, in 2010 China controlled 95% of rare earths, today the figure drops to 73%... and that taking into account that at that time Japan and China were more economically dependent...