Tensions between Asia’s two biggest economies have economic, diplomatic and security implications for the region and beyond. Japan is the most important U.S. ally in Asia and it hosts about 54,000 U.S. troops, providing a base for the U.S. to project its military power across the region. Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi triggered the dispute this month when she told Japanese legislators a Chinese use of force against Taiwan would constitute an existential crisis for Japan, which could justify a response by its military, the Self-Defense Forces.
onsdag 19. november 2025
China Quietly Wages Economic War on Japan
China stepped up its economic war with Japan on Wednesday as a dispute between Asia’s two biggest economies intensified over a remark by Tokyo's new leader about a Japanese response to any Chinese military move against self-ruled Taiwan.
Tensions between Asia’s two biggest economies have economic, diplomatic and security implications for the region and beyond. Japan is the most important U.S. ally in Asia and it hosts about 54,000 U.S. troops, providing a base for the U.S. to project its military power across the region. Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi triggered the dispute this month when she told Japanese legislators a Chinese use of force against Taiwan would constitute an existential crisis for Japan, which could justify a response by its military, the Self-Defense Forces.
Tensions between Asia’s two biggest economies have economic, diplomatic and security implications for the region and beyond. Japan is the most important U.S. ally in Asia and it hosts about 54,000 U.S. troops, providing a base for the U.S. to project its military power across the region. Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi triggered the dispute this month when she told Japanese legislators a Chinese use of force against Taiwan would constitute an existential crisis for Japan, which could justify a response by its military, the Self-Defense Forces.
