The United States is committed to Japan’s defense and opposes any attempts to alter Taiwan’s status through force or coercion, the Department of State said on Nov. 20.
The pledge marks the first statement from Washington since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) dialed up economic and diplomatic pressure on Tokyo following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent comments that linked an armed conflict in the Taiwan Strait to a potential external threat to Japan.
Amid rising tensions, the CCP continued to sail its large, heavily armed coast guard vessels in waters near Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea, called Diaoyu by Beijing and Senkaku by Tokyo….
State Department Says US, Japan Alliance ‘Unshakable’ as CCP Ramps Up Threats
