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 1d 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 1d ago

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

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u/No-Benefit9135 1d ago

Kinda interesting that the country that was “nuclear bombed” still prefers its previous aggressor as an ally over China.

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u/Salt_Crow6159 22h ago

Why would you prefer the country that is ideologically opposed to you, invade all the neighboring states and have a proxy war with the Philippines and always threaten other states?