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An anxious Japan confronts the shadows cast by the new US security strategy
Washington is sending mixed signals about the China threat and support for its treaty ally.
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A show of solidarity as Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi and US President Donald Trump visited the US Navy’s Yokosuka base in Japan in October.
PHOTO : REUTERS
As Japan confronts continuing Chinese rage and retaliation over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks on Taiwan, the degree of support the Japanese are getting from the United States has come under intense scrutiny.
The mixed signalling from Washington since her reply in Parliament on Nov 7 has reportedly caused a frustrated Tokyo to push for greater clarity and stronger affirmation of their alliance.
