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China urged Japan on Tuesday to reflect on its unbridled militaristic past, and respect the concerns of other countries in the region. Chinese Foreign Ministry1 spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the comments in answer to a question about the Japanese cabinet’s approval of a sereies of new defense2 measures.
For more understanding of what’s behind these documents, we can now talk to Su Xiaohui, Deputy Director of the Department of International and Strategic Studies, at the China Institute of International Studies.
Q1: What is Japan trying to achieve through these new defense strategies?
Q2: The strategies include the purchase of new hardware including drones, aircraft and amphibious vehicles. Are these allowed by Japan’s pacifist constitution?
