Japan and Taiwan Officials To Hold Security Talks Over Joint China Threat

https://www.msn.com newsweek ^ | 8/18/2021 | John Feng 3 hrs ago

[RomanSoldier19]

Ruling party officials from Japan and Taiwan are set to convene for bilateral talks that will feature joint security concerns for the first time amid China's military and "gray-zone" coercion directed at both countries, according to a Japan Times report on Wednesday.

The semi-official dialogue—which will be held virtually at Japan's request—will involve representatives from Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). It could take place as soon as this month, the report said.

Masahisa Sato and Taku Otsuka, the respective directors of the LDP's Foreign Affairs and National Defense divisions, will join the talks "to discuss ways to promote exchanges between Japan and Taiwan, in addition to security issues," the paper said.

Taiwan's participants had yet to be finalized, the report added.

In a separate bulletin, Fuji News Network said the Japanese party officials would meet with a DPP lawmaker serving in Taiwan's legislator.

[RomanSoldier19]

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[BenLurkin]

[ClearCase_guy]

Bilateral
Because those two countries know that there is no third country that might want to help out.

[rxsid]

Well...they've just been handed a giant does of reality (Afghanistan cluster F) that the U.S. government is being "lead" by a senile old fool who's strings are being pulled by commie/marxist revolutionaries.

[CatOwner]

Keep the Biden administration out of any talks. They will just make it worse.

[EEGator]

Time for Japan to build nukes.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[ConservativeMind]

Proper link for a Newsweek article:

https://www.newsweek.com/japan-taiwan-officials-hold-security-talks-over-joint-china-threat-1620557

MSN does nothing.

[rxsid]

"Time for Japan to build nukes."

Indeed it is. The irony for them.

[wally_bert]

Parts on hand and just a little assembly required, I have no doubt.

[fuente]

Y all better be building nukes, ‘cause you bitches are on your own!

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Who says wearing skirts is for sissies?

[rxsid]

...meanwhile, the UK may be realizing they too do not have a strong ally in the US that they can count on.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Time for Japan to build nukes.

Plus delivery systems, if they haven't already got them. And I'd let it be known in no uncertain terms that the first target is the Three Gorges Dam. And mean it.

[KC_Lion]

Thank you for the ping!

[Army Air Corps]

They have a space programme with very capable rockets.

[montag813]

We have a LOT of tactical nukes. Nasty little buggers.

How about we spread the wealth around to Taiwan and Japan?

[EEGator]

Biden’s Afghanistan disaster might lead to another World War.

[Army Air Corps]

Weakness leads to instability. Biden is not only weak, but corrupt and stupid! But, hey, no more Mean Tweets and all that jazz.

[wetgundog]

Primary Target: Three Gorges Dam
Secondary: Ditto
Tertiary: Ditto

Hope they have already done their planning.