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militaryAug 9, 2026
Opinion | With Japan, China faces a corrosive security dilemma
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With Japan, China faces a corrosive security dilemma Japan’s latest defence white paper confirms Chinese strategists’ fears that post-war pacifist guard rails are being dismantled under the guise of ‘self-defence’ For Beijing, Tokyo’s apparent conclusion that the US security umbrella is structurally leaky confirms…
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- Wenran JiangBy Wenran Jiang
With Japan, China faces a corrosive security dilemma Japan’s latest defence white paper confirms Chinese strategists’ fears that post-war pacifist guard rails are being dismantled under the guise of ‘self-defence’ For Beijing, Tokyo’s apparent conclusion that the US security umbr…
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