US EditionJapan PM Takaichi warns of China 'coercion', vows security overhaul
Prime Minister Takaichi plans to revise security documents and double defense spending to 2% of GDP to counter China's military expansion and regional coercion, officials said.
- In her first post-election address to parliament, Sanae Takaichi warned of growing Chinese “coercion” and framed China as an increasing economic and security threat.
- Takaichi pledged to revamp Japan’s defense strategy, loosen restrictions on military exports, and strengthen critical supply chains to counter regional risks.
- Her tenure has included diplomatic friction with Beijing after stating Japan could use force if an attack on Taiwan threatened Japanese territory; she now advances this agenda after securing a landslide lower house election victory.
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Japan’s New Prime Minister Warns Of Chinese Coercion, Backs Stronger U.S. Ties
Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned of growing Chinese pressure and pledged closer cooperation with the United States in her first parliamentary speech following a landslide election victory. Takaichi said China is using coercion to change the regional status quo and argued Japan now faces its most serious security environment since World War II. She said these challenges require Japan to become stronger, more prosperous, …
In her first speech in parliament after her re-election, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sharply criticizes the government in Beijing. As a central issue, she sets the defense of her country against China.
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