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Japan official, calling Taiwan 'red line,' urges Biden to 'be strong'
Reuters ^ | December 25, 2020 | By Ju-min Park

Posted on 12/26/2020 2:42:07 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

TOKYO - A top Japanese defence official on Friday urged U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to “be strong” in supporting Taiwan in the face of an aggressive China, calling the island’s safety a “red line.”

“We are concerned China will expand its aggressive stance into areas other than Hong Kong. I think one of the next targets, or what everyone is worried about, is Taiwan,” State Minister of Defense Yasuhide Nakayama told Reuters.

Nakayama, Japan’s deputy defence minister, urged Biden to take a similar line on Taiwan as outgoing President Donald Trump, who has significantly boosted military sales to the Chinese-claimed island and increased engagement.

“So far, I haven’t yet seen a clear policy or an announcement on Taiwan from Joe Biden. I would like to hear it quickly, then we can also prepare our response on Taiwan in accordance,” Nakayama said.

During the presidential campaign, Biden called for strengthening ties with Taiwan and other “like-minded democracies.”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Japan; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ccp; china; election2020; taiwan
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1 posted on 12/26/2020 2:42:07 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Sorry Japan,China Joe doesn’t hear you


2 posted on 12/26/2020 2:47:21 AM PST by ballplayer
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“So far, I haven’t yet seen a clear policy or an announcement on Taiwan from Joe Biden. I would like to hear it quickly, then we can also prepare our response on Taiwan in accordance,” Nakayama said.

They could just talk to China for Biden's Taiwan policy.

3 posted on 12/26/2020 2:47:43 AM PST by MountainWalker
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Japan and Taiwan need to realize they’re toast if Beijing Biden gets in the White House. Their fates are tied to Trump and American patriots.


4 posted on 12/26/2020 2:48:11 AM PST by Zeddicus
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And they say the Asian population do not have a sense of humor

But they forgot to add the /s at the end of their insanity plee thinking JoeBungee gives a crack about them.


5 posted on 12/26/2020 2:55:34 AM PST by Swiffer_Ralf (Orig. Eureka_Lead)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Yeah ok


6 posted on 12/26/2020 3:00:28 AM PST by ronnie raygun ( Massive mistakes are made by arrogant fools; massive evils are committed by evil people.")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Everyone from Japan to Monte Carlo knows Biden is a venal yellow sunufabitch with Peking’s hand up his a$$.

Wouldn’t surprise me if he ends his days doing a dance with a lamp post.

See you on Lexington Green.


7 posted on 12/26/2020 3:03:08 AM PST by hank ernade
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Joe Biden has shown he is butt buddies with Chi-Coms and will be more flexible to the Wuhan overlords after the election.


8 posted on 12/26/2020 3:13:00 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Who built the cages, Joe?)
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>>But they forgot to add the /s at the end of their insanity plee thinking JoeBungee gives a crack about them.

Desu Ne?


9 posted on 12/26/2020 3:14:21 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Who built the cages, Joe?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The WH, the Congress, Military leadership, and the intelligence communities are a giant puppet show. Even the puppeteers are puppets.

That said, if one were to follow the strings from puppet to puppet to puppet, all the way to the REAL puppeteer, the strings would probably lead to the CCP.

10 posted on 12/26/2020 3:22:19 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Make America Regular Again


11 posted on 12/26/2020 3:29:18 AM PST by SpaceBar
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Snort.


12 posted on 12/26/2020 3:50:22 AM PST by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Snort.


13 posted on 12/26/2020 3:50:26 AM PST by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Snort.


14 posted on 12/26/2020 3:50:39 AM PST by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“be strong”
The face of a strong leader, wouldn’t you say?


15 posted on 12/26/2020 3:51:53 AM PST by duckman ( Not tired of winning!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

For Biden, being strong means strongly supporting China even at the expense of the US, let alone Taiwan.


16 posted on 12/26/2020 3:57:18 AM PST by djpg
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

China’s had serious a bone to pick with Japan since the Nanjing Massacre of 1937.

The Japanese are rightly fearful of China-loving Joe Biden enabling “The Chinese Century”.


17 posted on 12/26/2020 4:17:01 AM PST by polymuser (A socialist is a communist without the power to take everything from their citizens...yet.)
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Japan just recently signed a spiffy new trade deal with the ChiComs.

I’m thinking Japan isn’t quite as hostile to the ChiComs these days as they’d like people to think.


18 posted on 12/26/2020 4:27:58 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds. )
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It’s 1938 again and Taiwan is the new Sudetenland. Biden will blink.


19 posted on 12/26/2020 4:31:57 AM PST by littleharbour ("You take on the intel community they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you" C. Schumer)
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To: littleharbour

BiteMe won’t be doing anything Deep State doesn’t want him to do.

And it looks like Japan is cool with that.


20 posted on 12/26/2020 4:33:32 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds. )
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