Defense Updates's video: Japan would defend Taiwan with the US if China invaded

Play War Thunder for FREE! Register using https://wt.link/DefenseUpdates and get a premium tank or aircraft or ship and thee days of premium account time. Japan's deputy prime minister said the country needed to defend Taiwan with the United States if the island was invaded. Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso stated, If China invades Taiwan, Tokyo may interpret the move as a "threat to Japan's survival" and deploy the Self-Defense Forces to exercise collective self-defense. Aso said during a speech in Tokyo, "If a major incident happened [in Taiwan], it would not be strange at all if it touches on a situation threatening survival. If that is the case, Japan and the U.S. must defend Taiwan together." Aso stated, "We need to think hard that Okinawa could be the next." Aso, who also serves as finance minister, is one of four cabinet members who sit on Japan's National Security Council. This is one of the most important assertions and has massive implications. In this video Defense Updates analyzes why Japan indicating that it will join the U.S in defending Taiwan is a serious setback for China? . CHANNEL LINK: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DefenseUpdates SUPPORT US: Patron: https://www.patreon.com/defenseupdates AUDIO: scottleffler.com BACKGROUND MUSIC https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html "Giant Wyrm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ IMAGES USES WWW.INSIDETHEGAMES.BIZ / GETTY https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1092117/japans-deputy-pm-aso-olympics-cursed GOOGLE MAP https://maps.google.com/ BLOOMBERG FINANCE LP / TIME https://time.com/6077013/us-taiwan-trade-investment-talks/ WWW.NYTIMES.COM / RITCHIE B TONGO/EPA, VIA SHUTTERSTOCK https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/world/asia/taiwan-xi-jinping-tsai-ing-wen.html GETTY /WWW.ORFONLINE.ORG https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/xi-jinping-a-matter-of-state-security-65774/ KENT NISHIMURA / GETTY IMAGES FILE https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/japan-s-prime-minister-shinzo-abe-set-stand-down-nhk-n1238650 WWW.CFR.ORG / YURIKO NAKAO / REUTERS https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-japan-security-alliance WWW.DW.COM / CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY / POOL VIA REUTERS https://www.dw.com/en/us-senators-visit-taiwan-in-trip-that-may-irk-china/a-57790467 WWW.CSMONITOR.COM / ANN WANG https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2020/1112/U.S.-China-Taiwan-Why-the-tense-status-quo-may-stick-for-now WWW.SCMP.COM / EPA https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3033204/taiwan-f-16-fighter-jet-upgrades-schedule-despite-delays