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Dec 07, 2022 (Wed)

【#989】Accelerate Preparation for “Quiet Contingency”

December 5, 2022 　 On November 25, the National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS), a think tank for the Ministry of Defense, published “China Security Report 2023.” On November 29, the U.S. Depar...

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Dec 07, 2022 (Wed)

【#990】U.S. Report on Chinese Military Power and Japan’s Response

December 5, 2022 　 On November 29, the U.S. Department of Defense published its annual report on China’s military power. In consideration of debate on defense in Japan, I would like to take up two p...

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Nov 29, 2022 (Tue)

【#988】Defense Bonds are Stable Resources for Defense Buildup

November 28, 2022 　 The biggest focus of attention regarding the government’s formulation of a fiscal 2023 budget late this year is how to secure financial resources for Japan’s defense buildup. Pri...

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Nov 24, 2022 (Thu)

【#987】Make No Easy Concession over Wartime Korean Workers in Japan

November 21, 2022 　 On November 13, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held his first official meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Phnom Penh. South Korean government officials s...

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Nov 24, 2022 (Thu)

【#986】Don’t Be Deceived by China’s Smiling Diplomacy

November 21, 2022 　 In a photo session for the first Japan-China summit in three years that took place in Bangkok on November 17, Chinese President Xi Jinping kept smiling when shaking hands with Ja...

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Nov 24, 2022 (Thu)

【#985】U.S. May Toughen China Policy under House Republican Leadership

November 21, 2022 　 The Republican Party won a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives through midterm elections earlier this month, meaning that Republicans will occupy the House speaker post...

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Nov 24, 2022 (Thu)

【#984】Tug-of-War over Semiconductor Supply Chains at Summit Talks

November 21, 2022 　 A series of multilateral summit meetings were held in Asia from November 11, including summit meetings related to ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), G20 Bali Summit ...

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Nov 16, 2022 (Wed)

【#983】What Can Be Learned from DeSantis’s Landslide

November 14, 2022 　 While Democrats have retained their control over the Senate in the U.S. midterm elections, the general trend in the House has yet to be clear. I therefore would like to focus on ...

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Nov 09, 2022 (Wed)

【#982】Be Alert to Intensifying Battle for Technology under Xi

November 7, 2022 　 Chinese President Xi Jinping has entered his third term as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. We must pay attention to his report to the Chinese Communist Party con...

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Nov 09, 2022 (Wed)

【#981】Can We Declare China Is Not a Threat?

November 7, 2022 　 On November 3, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals held a symposium titled “International Order after Shinzo Abe,” inviting French historical demographer and family anth...

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