Japan calls axis of China, Russia, North Korea the 'gravest threat' to global order since WWII

[rangerrebew]

 
Japan calls axis of China, Russia, North Korea the 'gravest threat' to global order since WWII
 

The joint operations between China and Russia combined with threats coming from North Korea pose the greatest threat to global order since World War II, Japan’s defense ministry said in a new document.

"The existing order of world peace is being seriously challenged, and Japan finds itself in the most severe and complex security environment of the post-war era," Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said in the annual document. "The international society is in a new crisis era as it faces the biggest challenges since the end of World War II."
 
The world’s greatest threats are centered in the Indo-Pacific, where Japan is located, and are expected to get worse in coming years, he added.

And amid questions about what role Japan would play if war broke out between the U.S. and China over Taiwan, the minister called the U.S. a "key pillar of our national security policy and the cornerstone of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region."

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[jafo2010]

Russia is getting their head handed to them by Ukraine.  That war has reversed itself, and Putin is the consummate fool, for Trump gave him a ramp to exit the war, and he thumbed his nose at Trump's generous extension of kindness to the modern day Adolph Hitler.

But I do not see this modern day trio as a new Axis of Evil.  Times are different.  The USA in 1939 had the 18th strongest military in the world.  Many European nations in 1939 used horses in their military, and not tanks like Germany.  Today's Europe have US and French jets that certainly stand up well to anything Russia or China have.  And as the Ukrainian War has proven, US, German, and Brit tanks outmatch the Russian tanks for the most part.

But war has been redefined with the drone as a weapon.  Drones have largely proven that tanks are most ineffective on the battlefield.  Presently, it is difficult for tanks to defend against drones.  Fortunately for Ukraine, they have become one of the preeminent manufacturers of drone.

I don't see China doing what Russia did.  If they did, they would lose their western markets.  As it is, the USA is finally waking to the fact we are too dependent on China for key products, starting with pharma.  I think Trump needs to do more to address this dependency.  Biden and the Dems were criminally negligent across the board when it came to markets, besides many other considerations.

And North Korea, while they are a nuclear threat, I do not see them going beyond their borders except to help in efforts like what they are doing with Russia in Ukraine.  And the NK troops are getting killed quickly once they hit the theater.  The Russians are abusing the NK troops and I do not see that continuing for long.

But I think the time has come for Japan to increase their funding to defend their nation properly.  Just like NATO, Japan needs to step up their spending for defense and not solely rely on the USA to defend them.