China-Japan Security Pulse

Joint US-Japan-Philippines drills in 2026 signal operational prep for potential Taiwan conflict.

• Article 1 details Japan's Iron Fist exercise near...

Taiwan is reinstating “anti-communist patriotic education” for military cadets after ending the programme in 2002, citing rising Chinese military...

Japan and China coast guards each claimed they expelled the other's vessels from waters around the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, with Tokyo...

Taiwan frames China's SLBM test and 100+ ship exercises across the first island chain as clear ambition and irresponsible provocation.

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Senkaku Islands Confrontation

• 🔥 Conflicting Accounts: China and Japan reported conflicting accounts on July 7 of a coast guard confrontation...

China stated it expelled a Japanese fishing vessel for illegally entering disputed waters, while Japan reported intercepting and expelling two Chinese...

China's ICBM test from a submarine in the Pacific and naval blockade in the South China Sea during RIMPAC highlight parallel coercive actions.
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Chinese state media frames the ongoing RIMPAC exercise as a US-led push to build exclusive alliances, conduct high-intensity combat drills, and...

• Strategic timing: Rare JL-3 launch from a Type 094 submarine occurred on the eve of NATO's Ankara summit, as Indo-Pacific allies deepen security...

Chinese-language outlets frame China's SLBM test through distinct security lenses:

• Japan (Kyodo): Prior notification received; Tokyo voiced serious...

• Corporate warnings about rare-earth shortages have doubled since May, with over two-thirds of nearly 200 filings citing negative or potential...

Taiwan's MOFA condemned China's July 6 strategic missile launch into the Pacific, charging it with disregarding regional peace.

• Event: On July 6, a Chinese nuclear submarine launched a JL-3 SLBM with simulated warhead into Pacific international waters as routine training;...

日本防卫大臣小泉进次郎希望向北约成员国重申“欧洲-大西洋和印度-太平洋地区的安全不可分割”，今年北约秘书长吕特还首次邀请印太地区伙伴。

China Coast Guard achieved near full-time Diaoyu patrols in 2025 with 357 days of activity, routinely reporting enforcement in territorial waters.
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Japan Defense Reforms

• New Defense Bureau: Japan's government is coordinating to add a new bureau-level unit in the Defense Ministry dedicated to...

• Government introduces "new-type defense" concept for revised security documents to handle drone/AI warfare while preserving public backing for...

China is mounting a synchronized response to Japan-Philippines maritime boundary talks east of Taiwan through normalized coast guard patrols and legal...

A new report warns that US military deployments in the Philippines are optimized for peacetime presence and would be highly vulnerable in high-end...

China's rare nuclear-powered submarine missile launch drew swift regional pushback despite advance warnings.

• Australia called the test...