SCOOP - US pressing Japanese PM Suga to make joint statement with Biden on Taiwan at the White House. Would be first leader level statement on Taiwan since 1969 when Nixon met Sato. Japanese officials debating whether to go that far.
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Suga will arrive in Washington as China sends more and more fighter jets and bombers into Taiwan’s air identification zone (ADIZ). Biden has also just sent Richard Armitage and others to Taipei in another gesture of support for Taiwan.
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China on Monday also warned the US to stop “playing with fire” & halt official contacts with Taiwan. But Biden team has been clear that there will be more - not less - of what they call unofficial contacts.
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Fabulous book that looks at the history of US-Japan-Taiwan and much more is “Asia’s Reckoning” by my friend and former colleague
@mcgregorrichard
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@Dimi
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Nikkei already reported this on 30 March:
US President Biden and Japanese PM Suga to note Taiwan Strait in April joint statement – Nikkei Asia
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@Dimi
@RobinBHarding
“We back 🇯🇵 dumping ☢️ toxic water into the 🌊, you’ve gotta back 🇺🇸 on this!”
“Hai!”
狼狽為奸
一丘之貉
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@Dimi
@RealAdamB1
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Wiil he seek Chinese revenge for all the atrocites and, yes, genocide,commitef by his ancestral Empire. Could be Game on.
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@hkdemonow
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It makes sense if the Governor of Taiwan is on present. If not, it's better not to do it.🍍
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@Dimi
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With Suga a member of Nippon Kaigi, as are many of his cabinet and Abe as advisor, we cannot expect much amelioration of tensions. US, whatever regime, favours a militaristic Japan.
BTW, Nippon Kaigi is militaristic anti-foreigner, particularly anti-Korean and anti-Chinese.
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Japan war crimes atrocities are not an issued as long as they are lapdog to warmongers but a global success China is a risk to the US Warmongers Empire so provoke and used ally for their gain, nuclear holocaust is coming
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