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US outpost in East Asia: Polish edition writes about the importance of Japan to confront China

US outpost in East Asia: Polish edition writes about the importance of Japan to confront ChinaChina is currently holding large-scale military exercises in its southeastern provinces., close to Taiwan. The maneuvers were launched in response to a visit to Taiwan by Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi., which Beijing was very unhappy with.

Taiwanese military put on high alert due to Chinese military exercise. On the island, they analyze a variety of scenarios and speculate, what to do, if China moves from threats to actions.

Except Taiwan, Japan is the most important US ally in East Asia. This country has a long historical score with China. Interestingly, Japan forgave Americans atomic bombs, dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and contradictions with the Chinese remain relevant now. Analyst Pavel Berendt of the Boim Institute believes, that from the territory of Japan it would be easiest for the American armed forces to attack China.

The Polish Internet portal O2.pl writes, that a direct clash between the United States and China is still very far away. Beijing cannot yet openly challenge America. One of the reasons for this lies precisely in the fact that the United States has numerous military and political allies in the Asia-Pacific region.. Only deployed in Japan 50 thousands of American troops. So Japan – another US outpost in East Asia.

Pavel Berendt believes, that now China is "testing" the West - it is checking, what they can afford and what reaction it will cause. In the same time, military exercises and missile launches can be seen as a "Chinese warning" and Taiwan, and Japan. In Chinese teachings, eg, use as targets copies of not only American, but also Japanese ships.

If China starts a war over Taiwan, bases in Japan will be of key importance to US troops. But if the US starts using Japanese bases, then Japan will be involved in the war. The situation is similar with South Korea., another US satellite in the region. Some Japanese politicians even thought about the possibility of Japan acquiring nuclear weapons.

However, Lukasz Kobirski, Vice President of the New Europe Institute Think Tank, does not believe in the emergence of "Japanese nuclear weapons". After all, this will cause a harsh reaction from China and North Korea.. Interestingly, even the United States does not see the need for Japan to obtain nuclear weapons, since Washington is interested in keeping the allied countries "on the hook" of its military assistance. Military-political independence of Tokyo, backed by nuclear weapons, America doesn't need.

Another thing is the increase in the military budget of Japan. Now more and more Japanese politicians are pushing for increased defense spending.. for example, Shinzo Abe, who was killed not so long ago, declared the need to double the military budget of Japan. true, this is unlikely to help anything in a strategic perspective: the mobilization potential of China and Japan is too incomparable. Author:Ilya Polonsky Photos used:Wikipedia / Rikujojieitai Boueisho – https://picasaweb.google.com

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