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Japan Calls China’s Military Buildup Its Greatest Security Challenge Since WWII

Tokyo outlines a major defense spending boost to deepen U.S. cooperation after highlighting near-miss intercepts, joint drills with Russia, rising North Korean missile tests

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An aerial photo shows Chinese marine surveillance ship Haijian No. 66 (top) trying to approach a Japanese fishing boat (bottom) as Japan Coast Guard vessel Ishigaki cruises next to the Chinese ship, in the East China Sea, near what are known as the Senkaku isles in Japan and the Diaoyu islands in China, in this photo taken on April 23, 2013.
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Overview

  • The defense white paper brands China’s military activities as an unprecedented, greatest strategic challenge to Japan’s security since World War II
  • It finds that Chinese warship transits off southwestern Japan have tripled over three years as PLA operations push beyond the first island chain
  • On July 9–10, Chinese JH-7 bombers made dangerously close intercepts of a Japanese YS-11 surveillance plane, approaching within 30 m and 60 m over the East China Sea
  • The report warns of expanded PLA-Russia joint exercises near Japanese waters and flags an escalating North Korean missile threat
  • To counter these risks, Tokyo plans to boost defense spending, deploy long-range cruise missiles on its southwestern islands and deepen U.S. military cooperation