TOKYO, Japan: Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has stated that Japan, the US and different international locations should present stronger resolve to defend Taiwan whether it is attacked, amid a extra extreme safety surroundings within the Taiwan Strait.
In a speech in Taipei throughout a three-day go to to Taiwan, Aso, vp of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, stated, “The most important thing now is to make sure that war does not break out in the Taiwan Strait,” as quoted by Reuters.
“I believe that now is the time for Japan, Taiwan, the US and other like-minded countries to be prepared to put into action very strong deterrence. It is the resolve to fight,” he added, with out naming China because the doable invader.
Aso is essentially the most senior Japanese political official to go to Taiwan since 1972.
Democratically-governed Taiwan is seen by Beijing as its personal territory. China has not dominated out the usage of drive to convey the island underneath its management.
Taiwan’s authorities strongly rejects the Chinese authorities’s sovereignty claims.
Speaking earlier than Aso on the identical discussion board, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen stated her authorities was dedicated to bettering its defenses and didn’t take the backing of its safety companions without any consideration.
“While we do not seek military confrontation and hope for a peaceful, stable and beneficial coexistence with our neighbors, Taiwan is always ready to defend our democracy and way of life,” she stated.
Due to tensions over Taiwan, Japan, a detailed US ally, introduced it would enhance its protection spending.