On April 12, 2021, 25 Chinese communist military aircraft violated Taiwan’s southwest air defense identification zone (ADIZ). Pictured is the Boom 6K.(Taiwan Ministry of National Defense)
Chinese Communist Party military aircraft and warships continue to disturb Taiwan causing concern among participants of the Raisina Dialogue in India. Chief of Staff of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces, equivalent to Chief of Staff Yukio Yamazaki, said that any unexpected situation around Taiwan would affect Japan’s defense and that Japan has many initiatives to take.
The Central News Agency reported that Yamazaki Koji, Australian Defense Force (ADF) Commander Angus Campbell, Indian Chief of Defense Staff Bipin Rawat and Lockheed Martin senior vice president Tim Cahill attended the Raisina Dialogue in India on Thursday A seminar. Yamazaki was asked about the recent military harassment of Taiwan by the Chinese Communist Party.
Yamazaki criticized China’s (CCP) actions around Japan in recent years, including in the East China Sea, Diaoyutai waters, Taiwan waters and the South China Sea, which have violated the principle of free navigation or attempted to change the status quo, and these actions are very dangerous and of great concern to Japan.
He pointed out that China (CCP) has continued to undermine international law and infringe on the interests of Japan and other countries by implementing the maritime police law this year, including authorizing the maritime police to use weapons when dealing with foreign vessels. This attempt by the Chinese Communist Party to change the status quo in the East China Sea, South China Sea and other areas, leading to instability in the Indo-Pacific region, is totally unacceptable.
Yamazaki noted that China’s (CCP) failure to recognize the legitimate interests of Japan and other countries in the Indo-Pacific region and its unilateral changes to the international order have increased tensions; therefore, strengthening the rules-based order is necessary for the stability of the Indo-Pacific region.
He said that cooperation among like-minded countries to counter the “gray zone tactics” (of the Chinese Communist Party) is necessary, so Japan is cooperating with the United States, India and Australia.
Asked what moves China (CCP) could make against Taiwan that would touch Japan’s red line, Yamazaki said any unexpected developments around Taiwan would directly affect Japan’s defense, and that there were many measures Japan could take, but the details could not be specified.
He believes that Taiwan’s problems must be solved by the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, but Japan, as a member of the Indo-Pacific region, will strive to maintain the rules-based international order and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
Asked about China’s (Chinese Communist Party) pressure on Taiwan, Campbell said that in a democratic era, conflicts are a last resort. Australia has a clear position that the future of China and Taiwan must be resolved peacefully, and that a conflict in the Taiwan Strait would be a disaster for the people of the region; so countries should cooperate to avoid conflict and solve problems through peaceful dialogue, and it must work.
To deal with potential conflicts, Campbell said Australia has established long-standing cooperative relationships with the United States and Japan, as well as with India and the relationship is growing, through cooperation to understand each other’s interests and common values, to enhance each other’s ability to collaborate, and to calculate possible conflicts and prevent them. Through such cooperation, Australia and its partners are stronger.
Campbell also spoke of the Chinese Communist Party’s “gray zone tactics,” a method of encroaching on territory, “as we have seen in the South China Sea. It is extremely challenging to respond to that without violating the lines that lead to open conflict.
Lavater criticized the Chinese Communist Party for seeking to reshape the rules that govern the world order and for sending a message: “Follow my (China’s) way or there is no other way.
Speaking of the Chinese Communist threat, Rawat said the world is becoming vulnerable due to the threat of high-tech warfare. China (CCP) thinks they have better technology and threatens other countries that may not have it, forcing them into submission.
Rawat gave the example of an unconventional means of conflict, such as the clever use of disruptive technology that could cripple the Internet, leading to the collapse of banks, power grids, transportation and communication systems.
He said that China (CCP) thought that India would succumb to pressure from China’s (CCP’s) technological superiority, but that did not happen. India is also standing firm on its northern (with China) border.
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