From Kyodo, via Yahoo News: “Japan’s naming Friday of China for the first time as a defense concern in its new defense policy outline poses the danger of intensifying bilateral tensions and may even lead to a vicious cycle of further military buildup in the region.
The announcement of exempting sales of missile defense arms components to the United States from Japan’s arms export control policy the same day may also unleash an arms race in East Asia if not carefully managed, political experts said. ”
