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On China, Japan’s PM wants diplomacy, not war
A chat with Fumio Kishida, who urges smart engagement
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has repeated calls for “peace and security in the Taiwan Strait”.
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Japanese officials used to fret that America took the threat from China too coolly. Even after Chinese and Japanese ships clashed over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands a decade ago, American leaders pursued engagement. “We warned the US,” a former Japanese ambassador once grumbled to The Economist.
But these days the mercury in America has risen sharply – its politicians compete to see who can sound most hawkish on China.
