Japan’s decision to send active-duty military officers to Taiwan for the first time symbolizes the importance the country places on Taiwan, military analysts said on Saturday (June 4), following a Sankei News report about the purported plan. taiwannews.com.tw
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Japan nibbles at one-China principle with ‘dangerous’ plan
According to an exclusive report released by Japan’s right-wing Sankei News on Saturday, the Japanese government has decided to dispatch a staff member from Japan’s Ministry of Defense to work at the so-called Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association’s Taipei office as early as this summer. Global Times
Playing With Fire
Japan is reportedly planning to send an “active-duty” defense official to Taiwan to strengthen “information-gathering capabilities” in the wake of increasing Chinese aggression in the Taiwan Strait. IBTimes.com
US, China on Collision Course Over Taiwan
In response to increasingly aggressive statements coming from the US government regarding Taiwan, China’s senior diplomat, Yang Jiechi, on May 18 contacted Biden’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to issue a direct warning. “The US,” Yang said, “has been adopting wrongful narratives and actions that interfere with China’s domestic politics and are harmful to China’s interests. …” Energyintel.com
China will invade Taiwan to control TSMC
Chief economist for the China Center for International Economic Exchanges Chen Wenling has suggested that if the West brings in sanctions against China the country will invade Taiwan to obtain control of TSMC. FudZilla
Beijing views Apple’s iPhone chipmaker in Taiwan as Buffer
US-China tensions have run high over Taiwan following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A top Chinese economist said that if the US imposes crippling sanctions on China, Beijing must retaliate by seizing Apple’s iPhone chip supplier in Taiwan. MSN