“If China is serious about 'liberating' Taiwan, it cannot just attack its western front; it must also attack in the east and neutralize the American forces based in Japan. Which means that Japan will not only be involved but under attack. Make no mistake: this is very serious. And no one wants to talk about it. And that's why I'm talking about it ”
: this January 20, 2021, a freezing shiver runs through the journalists who have come to listen to Kunihiro Miyake.
This diplomatic adviser to the Japanese government has just mentioned in the clearest terms what would imply, for his country, an attempted military invasion of Taiwan by China.
For him, Japan will be a major player in this operation.
Whether he likes it or not.
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