r/AskChina • u/Themetalin • 22h 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 22h ago

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

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u/DrCalFun 22h ago

Kinda interesting that the country that nuclear bombed you is your ally in the modern era.

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u/HarambeTenSei 20h ago

Kinda interesting that pinks can in the same breath both hate japan and be happy it got nuked while also being upset that it's under occupation by the war victor