The situation could become more complicated in the coming months, in the wake of Japan’s latest defence white paper, Tokyo’s fierce opposition to China’s development of offshore oil fields in the East China Sea, the enactment of Japan’s new security bills and Abe’s recent statement on the 70th anniversary of World War II.
On 21 July, the Japanese cabinet approved the defence white paper for 2015. The paper expresses strong concern over China’s ‘coercive’ maritime advances in the East and South China Seas, stating that Beijing continues to ‘show an uncompromising stance toward realizing its unilateral claims’. These actions include the reported construction of new gas fields in the East China Sea, which the white paper calls for a stop to. The paper argues that the security situation surrounding Japan has become increasingly tough due to China’s ‘high-handed’ activities that intend ‘to alter the status quo by force’. Therefore, it calls for Japan to boost its own defence capabilities.
The situation could become more complicated in the coming months, in the wake of Japan’s latest defence white paper, Tokyo’s fierce opposition to China’s development of offshore oil fields in the East China Sea, the enactment of Japan’s new security bills and Abe’s recent statement on the 70th anniversary of World War II.On 21 July, the Japanese cabinet approved the defence white paper for 2015. The paper expresses strong concern over China’s ‘coercive’ maritime advances in the East and South China Seas, stating that Beijing continues to ‘show an uncompromising stance toward realizing its unilateral claims’. These actions include the reported construction of new gas fields in the East China Sea, which the white paper calls for a stop to. The paper argues that the security situation surrounding Japan has become increasingly tough due to China’s ‘high-handed’ activities that intend ‘to alter the status quo by force’. Therefore, it calls for Japan to boost its own defence capabilities.
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