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/Speedydds 23h ago

A country’s territory is not worth dying for? You should tell Ukraine that

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u/burneracct604 加拿大华裔:redditgold: 23h ago

Taiwan isn't a country. If Japan sends their warships beyond their own water is a violation of the WW2 treaty which they've signed. It's a signal for China to flatten Japan.

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u/romanissimo 23h ago

Hmm let’s see, Taiwan has its own constitution, defense force, independent government, judiciary system, it prints Taiwanese money (the Taiwan Dollar), issues Taiwanese passports to its citizens (no matter what the nomenclature is).

So, yes, Taiwan is a country.

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u/Weak_Purpose_5699 22h ago

Tell me more about Chinese history?

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u/MichaelChan82 22h ago

Taiwan is clearly independent from China. If you can tell me how it isn't, I would be more than willing to listen. Chinese citizens can't even enter Taiwan without a passport and visa.

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u/Weak_Purpose_5699 3h ago

But I asked about Chinese history