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Yitzhak Goldberg
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Yitzhak Goldberg
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Analyst, Focus on China's military & strategic developments /tracking geopolitical shifts, Footballer
Katılım Temmuz 2023
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Beijing wants Japan constrained by postwar limits while China faces no limits at all.
Every Japanese defense increase is called a threat. Every Chinese military expansion is called peaceful. The hypocrisy is becoming harder to sell.
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Japan didn't create today's security environment. China spent years sending ships near the Senkakus, threatening Taiwan, militarizing the South China Sea and carrying out the largest military buildup in Asia. Tokyo is responding to reality.
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Global Times@globaltimesnews
Responding to a question regarding Japan's draft 2026 Defense White Paper, which references China's military development and the regional security environment, cites NATO members' plans to raise defense spending to 3.5 percent of GDP, and stresses the need for a substantial increase in defense expenditure and enhanced counterstrike capabilities, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press briefing on Wednesday that the draft once again exposes the intentions and moves of certain forces in Japan to pursue "remilitarization," break through the post-war norms, and drastically expand the country's military capabilities. The international community, including China, is highly concerned and vigilant about this. We have also noted that people of insight and anti-war groups within Japan have expressed concern and opposition in various forms.
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China is warning about Japanese "remilitarization" because Tokyo wants to raise defense spending and improve strike capabilities.
Meanwhile Beijing is expanding its navy, growing its nuclear arsenal and conducting military pressure campaigns across the region.
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China still holds overwhelming military advantages in South China Sea. But after years of expanding its own footprint across disputed waters, China is now protesting when other claimants strengthen their positions. Apparently reclamation is only acceptable when China does it.
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New runway at Barque Canada Reef will be more than 3 times longer than Vietnam's existing Spratly airstrip. Navigation beacons and communications systems are also being installed to improve surveillance, logistics and aircraft operations across the archipelago.
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Vietnam is rapidly expanding its presence across Spratlys, with construction underway at 27 sites on at least 18 reefs. New ports, military facilities, communications systems and a 4,000-meter runway are all part of a major effort to strengthen Vietnam
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The real question isn't whether the Trump-class battleship can deter China.
It's whether the US can even build it on schedule.
A navy can announce futuristic fleets, AI systems and laser weapons.
Shipyards, workers and supply chains are much harder to manufacture.
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The debate isn't just about ships.
It's about industrial power.
China produced over 53% of the world's commercial ships in 2024.
The US produced just 0.1%.
Building warships is easier when you still have a shipbuilding industry.
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Trump's proposed "Trump-class" battleship is already running into trouble on Capitol Hill.
US lawmakers warn the program could overwhelm America's already strained nuclear shipbuilding industry before a single ship even hits the water.
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@MFA_China If military action is never a solution, what exactly was the solution when Iran kept expanding its missile and proxy capabilities for decades?
You want Israel to absorb the security consequences while enjoying the economic benefits of stability.
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The months-long U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict has hit hard countries in the Gulf and wider Middle East region. Military action provides no solution and will only complicate the issue. At this critical juncture of Iran-U.S. negotiation, no one shall reignite the conflict. The sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of countries in the region should be respected and upheld.
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@MFA_China The strongest evidence China usually offers is a self-drawn map. The strongest evidence the Philippines offers is law
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Huangyan Dao has always been China’s territory. The Philippines must stop all infringement activities, provocations and false accusations.
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The Pentagon has added several of China's biggest companies, including Alibaba, Baidu and BYD, to its blacklist of firms it says support the Chinese military.
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@MFA_China China invokes UNCLOS when convenient and dismisses it when it isn't. For example- 10 dash line. It is against UNCLOS.
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China will by no means accept Japan and the Philippines bypassing China to initiate the so-called delimitation talks concerning waters east of China’s Taiwan. The move is in serious violation of UNCLOS and other international laws and norms as well as China’s maritime rights and interests.
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This trip isn't about reconciliation, ideology or nostalgia. It's about geopolitics. Beijing sees Russia gaining influence in Pyongyang and wants to remind everyone who has traditionally been North Korea's most important partner. Xi's presence sends that message.
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The timing also reflects wider regional concerns. China is watching closer US alliances, growing Japan-South Korea security cooperation and a harder strategic environment in East Asia. Keeping North Korea aligned becomes even more important under those conditions.
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Why is Xi suddenly heading to N Korea? Significance isn't that Xi and Kim are meeting. It's that Xi is travelling at all. He hasn't visited Pyongyang since '19. For a leader who rarely leaves China, this trip signals China sees something imp changing.
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