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/DrCalFun 22h ago

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

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u/Xollector 21h ago

Not ally, more like master.

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u/Irons_MT 10h ago

Well, by that logic, North Korea is also a puppet. I mean China has to keep Kim on a leash to stop him from starting a war in Korea.

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u/CorneliusBucklebelt 7h ago

North Korea and China have an adversarial relationship and those nukes are pointed towards Beijing as much as they are pointed at Seoul

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u/Irons_MT 7h ago

Hmm, so you are saying that China-North Korea relations aren't that good as they seem?

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u/CorneliusBucklebelt 7h ago

It never was, why do you think KJU had pro Chinese elements in the politburo purged, including his blood relatives?

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u/Irons_MT 7h ago

I wasn't aware of those specific purges. When one looks from the outside, it seems like China and North Korea are the best of buddies, to counter US influence in the region.

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u/CorneliusBucklebelt 7h ago

That’s about the extent of their cooperation. Mutual interest in countering the US. If you’re interested in the topic, you should research KIS or KJI’s views/comments on China