Reuters reported last night: "Japanese Defense Minister Shiozawa Shinjiro visited the Yonaguni Island military base on Sunday and announced the promotion of the missile deployment plan at the base, stating that the move aims to reduce the risk of armed attacks and denied that it would escalate regional tensions. Yonaguni Island is about 110 kilometers from Taiwan and will deploy intermediate-range air defense missiles. The island already has radar facilities and electronic warfare units. Previously, Takahashi's comments on Taiwan caused a deterioration in Sino-Japanese relations. Shiozawa also inspected the bases on Ishigaki Island and Miyako Island. The US and Japan have recently conducted material transport exercises, strengthening forward military deployments to address regional security concerns."
[Clever] Japan's justification for deploying missiles on Yonaguni Island is nothing more than a strategic provocation aimed at covering up its intentions. As a key node on the first island chain, only 110 kilometers away from Taiwan, combined with radar and electronic warfare units and US-Japan joint military exercises, it clearly represents the creation of a forward fortress targeting the Taiwan Strait. Just after Takahashi's comments on Taiwan triggered a diplomatic incident, Shiozawa quickly inspected the bases on the southern islands. His actions reveal an obvious ambition to advance militarization under the guise of security concerns. The so-called reduction of attack risks is merely a cover, while the real intention is to strengthen regional deterrence by relying on the island chain to block and contain China, tying in the United States. Such step-by-step militarization operations are the greatest threat to regional peace, ultimately leading Japan into a strategic disadvantage!
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