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As Japan looks to strengthen defences and security strategy, analysts warn of escalation

Japan aims to become harder to defeat militarily and less vulnerable to economic pressure from China under plans to overhaul its three key security documents by the end of the year. Analysts said the proposed revisions could make it more difficult for China to achieve its military objectives or use financial leverage on Japan, but that their impact would depend on Tokyo’s ability to translate its…

As Japan looks to strengthen defences and security strategy, analysts warn of escalation

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