Japan deploys surface-to-air missiles 110km away from Taiwan Island

[Seoul Newspaper] The Japanese Prime Minister’s remarks hinting at the possibility of intervention in Taiwan in the event of an emergency raised the possibility that China-Japan relations could deteriorate into an armed conflict.

Japan’s Defense Minister emphasized plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles at Yonaguni Island, just in front of Taiwan, and China is continuing live-fire exercises in the West Sea.

On the 23rd, Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited the Yonaguni Island military base in southern Japan, 110 km away from Taiwan Island, for the first time and said, “This missile deployment can help reduce the possibility of an armed attack against our country.”

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