A Top Japanese General Says The US Needs To Be Ready To Confront Chinese Aggression In East Asia

Wednesday, October 15, 2014
By Paul Martin

Richard Sisk, Military.com
BusinessInsider.com
Oct. 15, 2014

In stark contrast to White House policy, a top Japanese general on Tuesday said the US military rebalance of forces to the Pacific should confront Chinese aggression in the region.

Japanese Gen. Kiyofumi Iwata, chief of staff of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force, said that “some countries want to change the status quo by force” in the region.

“This is a reality we must face up to,” Iwata said.

He then made clear his intent with a reference to China’s declaration late last year of an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea to include the disputed islets called the Senkakus by Japan and the Diaoyu by China.

China warned at the time that aircraft passing through the ADIZ without identifying themselves could be subject to “emergency measures.”

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