China’s outrage is largely concocted and an excuse to turn up the heat on Japan... If Japan and the US – individually or collectively – placate the PRC for what is in fact an act of war, Beijing will be emboldened ... Sign in to an existing account.
The prime minister had said that a potential Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute an “existential threat to Japan,” potentially triggering a Japanese military response in self-defence.
By 11pm, he would walk across the room and snap on a set of ring lights, ready to carry on an unbroken string of chatter for a YouTube news programme that he calls “Wang Jian’s Daily Observations”.