The planned unit will boost monitoring of Chinese carriers and aircraft operating near Japan's southwestern islands. Japan’s government is concerned about China’s military expansion and movements, with the People’s Liberation Army increasingly operating farther afield and closer to Japanese territory.
fredag 19. desember 2025
China Furious With US Ally’s Plan To Militarize Strategic Island
China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a strongly worded protest over Japan’s plan to deploy a military surveillance radar unit to a remote island to monitor Chinese navy vessels entering the Pacific. Spokesperson Guo Jiakun compared Japan's "military buildup" on the island of Kitadaito—apparently a response to China's ambitions regarding Taiwan—to Tokyo's expansionism in the lead-up to World War II.
The planned unit will boost monitoring of Chinese carriers and aircraft operating near Japan's southwestern islands. Japan’s government is concerned about China’s military expansion and movements, with the People’s Liberation Army increasingly operating farther afield and closer to Japanese territory.
The planned unit will boost monitoring of Chinese carriers and aircraft operating near Japan's southwestern islands. Japan’s government is concerned about China’s military expansion and movements, with the People’s Liberation Army increasingly operating farther afield and closer to Japanese territory.
