Japan and China Are Edging Dangerously Close to Conflict

Analysis Japan and China Are Edging Dangerously Close to Conflict Beijing is ready to take risks as Tokyo backs Taiwan. By Deng Yuwen, a Chinese writer and scholar. A sailor raises the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ensign on board the JS Ise, a Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer, as it docks at the international port in Manila, Philippines, on June 21, 2025. A sailor raises the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ensign on board the JS Ise, a Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer, as it docks at the international port in Manila, Philippines, on June 21, 2025. Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images Get audio access with any FP subscription.

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