INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
significant escalation of military pressure on Taiwan in 2022.The report indicates a shift in the fragile military balance that has
historically mitigated tensions between Beijing and Taipei, now leaning towards the Chinese military.The ministry cited the substantial
from 971 recorded in 2021 to 1,733 the following year.As the relationship between China and Japan reached a 50-year milestone last year, it
was overshadowed by territorial disputes in the Indo-Pacific region.Japan signals shift in military balance between China and Taiwan toward
(Photo Internet reproduction)Japan has increasingly aligned with Taiwan, which rejects Chinese sovereignty, particularly since the
views China as a severe international concern and warns that Beijing poses a significant strategic challenge for Japan and its allies,
partly aided by Russia, with which it maintains increasingly close military ties.China has protested the report, calling it
refuted the notion of any military balance since China views Taiwan as an integral part of its territory.
