In addition to following Washington, Tokyo has also made some active adjustments. It is generally believed that Suga has inherited policies from former prime minister Shinzo Abe, but Suga has also made some changes considering demands from Japan’s domestic politics. For example, some factions within the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have hyped up Xinjiang, Taiwan, Hong Kong and human rights issues. As president of the LDP, Suga has to take such an anti-China public opinion trend into account.
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Tokyo has confirmed to that the Japanese government no longer applies any cap or restriction on the country's defence budget. Janes An MoD spokesperson said that the government's defence budget strategy is al.
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Our estimate is, Japan needs at least $91 billion USD in extra spending to get its defense where it needs to be. By the way, China spends at least 10 times more.
Japan gives cause for concern: China Daily editorial chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-25 20:17
Unlike his predecessor, who thought the United States could go it alone in confronting China, President Joe Biden is seeking to rally support for his administration s continuation of efforts to contain China s rise and development.
Japan, for one, has jumped at the chance to play a more important role in the US strategy toward China and the Asia-Pacific at large, as was made clear during Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga s visit to Washington in April.
In a joint statement issued during the visit, the two leaders not only mounted unwarranted criticism on China s naval activities in the East China Sea, the South China Sea and the Taiwan Straits but also blatantly sought to interfere in China s internal affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.