Japan PM Kishida vows to bolster defence of islands near Taiwan

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Japan will fortify defence capabilities around its southwestern islands near Taiwan amid rising tension with Beijing, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday.In a policy speech to parliament, Kishida said he planned to strengthen Japan’s island defence capabilities to better protect the Nansei island chain, which stretches to Taiwan from Kyushu, the southernmost of the country’s four main islands.Tension over Taiwan has been escalating as Chinese President Xi Jinping seeks to assert his…


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