Japan's Minister of Defense Hamada Ying 1 Wednesday (September 21) inspected the "Kaiguo Island" military base in Okinawa Prefecture, the western part of Japan.According to reports from the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), Japanese officials should accelerate to strengthen the high -visual defense system on this island.
about 110 kilometers from Taiwan
Japan's analysis pointed out that the passing of the US Senate's Taiwan policy bill is to promote the "US Japan and Taiwan" military alliance.Japan is also cater to this situation, accelerate the strengthening of the defense system in the South West Islands in Japan, and intends to use this area as a "gunpowder" when the Taiwan Strait is critical.It is about 110 kilometers from Taiwan.
According to the NHK report, Hamada said to the local land self -defense team when inspecting the country: "Each of you's work is directly related to the defense of the southwest region, and then it is related to the safety of our country.It is a top priority to fulfill their duties and strengthen the defense system in the Southwest. While taking all possible measures, I hope to strengthen the defense system in a visible way. "
Subsequently, he also pointed out when answering the media: "The electronic warfare troops deployed with the garrison with the country in order to interfere with the opponent (China) communication and radar in emergency situations."
Hamada announced in September the construction of more arsenal and fuel tanks in the South West Islands including Okinawa.Former US Deputy Secretary of State Amitch, who visited Japan in June this year, proposed in an interview with the Nikkei news that "the US government is best to set up a base in Japan to provide weapons and items to Taiwan in emergency situations."
Okada Okada, a senior commentator of Kyodo News, pointed out that on September 2, the US government decided to sell anti -ship missiles and air -to -air missiles worth $ 1.1 billion (S $ 1.573 million) at Taiwan.The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the Taiwan Policy Act in 2022 on the 14th, which is a new fire between China and the United States.He believes that with the strengthening of military cooperation in Meitai, Japan is getting closest to Taiwan to prepare for the war against China and accelerate the deployment of missile systems in the South West Islands.
