Japan overweegt een aanzienlijke toename van zijn defensiebudget, tot wel 80 biljoen yen (ongeveer 508 miljard dollar). Deze uitbreiding van de militaire capaciteit van Japan kan de mogelijkheid vergroten om Chinese operaties rond Taiwan en de Oost-Chinese Zee te weerstaan. Het zou ook Japan in staat stellen om langdurige operaties in regionale conflicten te volhouden.
China could face a substantially more capable Japanese military over the coming years as Tokyo considers nearly doubling its five-year defence spending to as much as 80 trillion yen (US$508 billion), according to media reports in Japan. Observers said such a build-up could strengthen Japan’s ability to deter or respond to People’s Liberation Army operations around Taiwan and the East China Sea, as well as withstand attacks and sustain prolonged operations in a regional conflict. The reported...