From pacifism to talks of going nuclear: Japan is shaking off 80-year-old shackles; here’s why it worries China |
As Tokyo strengthens its defences and Beijing expands its military might, mutual suspicion—not trust—has become the defining feature of Japan-China relations. For eight decades Japan’s security posture was defined by three near-sacred rules: no meaningful use of military power, no arms exports, and minimal spending on defence.The constraints were not just policy. They were the…