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Is Japan Militarizing in Fending off China, North Korea, Russia?

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Host: Rath Wang Geographically caught between three hostile neighbors, Japan is stepping up its defense with counterstrike capabilities. As Japanese Prime Minister meets U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington, Riley Walters, Japan Chair Deputy Director at the Hudson Institute, speaks to TaiwanPlus about Japan’s latest national security strategy. Walters shares with us how China has become Japan’s most challenging threat and recent bold moves by the Japanese government to boost its self-defense forces, despite strong public backlash. He also explains why Taiwan has been labelled a ‘very important partner’ and why the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait has been repeatedly mentioned by Japanese senior officials.