Jun 23, 2026

In recent weeks, a series of actions by Japan — ranging from provocative military maneuvers and missile deployments to political grandstanding and public displays of militaristic symbols — has proved that the Sanae Takaichi government is resolved to adhere to its dangerous neo-militarist course.

The hyped-up need to respond to the much bandied-about "China threat" was again the pretext for the Japan Self-Defense Forces' participation in the annual "Resolute Dragon 26" joint military exercise with the United States, which began on Saturday in Kyushu and Okinawa. The exercise coincided with reports that the US military plans to deploy the Typhon midrange missile systems in Japan.

When the People's Liberation Army Navy's CNS Liaoning aircraft carrier strike group was conducting far-sea training, which concluded on Monday, the strike group had to respond professionally to repeated close-range Japanese harassment.

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