China-Japan Security Pulse

Hegseth at Shangri-La demands allies spend 3.5% GDP; Koizumi rebuts 'neo-militarism'. US confirms Typhon MRBM permanent at Kanoya. LDP pushes >2% GDP BMD, Anpo3 revisions, SW islands exercises (May 2026) 110km from Taiwan. US Iran ops delay Japan's 400-missile buy 2 years. Lavrov warns of US-led IPTO as Asia-Pacific NATO. Trump suspends $14B Taiwan arms sales after Xi meeting. Japan accelerates revision of three security documents, incorporating AI and unmanned systems. Takaichi announces first US visit for summit with Trump. LDP pushes to add Pacific radar and expand defense perimeter; new 'Pacific Defense Concept Office' established. US House NDAA includes $1B for Taiwan self-defense. Japan's space militarization accelerates—'Japan version Starlink' operational, space force to 880 personnel, budget 10x, renamed Air and Space Self-Defense Force. Japan's National Intelligence Agency passed. Russia explicitly warns against US Typhon missiles in Japan; Japan dismisses. China defense ministry opposes US-Japan missile deployment. Hegseth reaffirms US commitment at Shangri-La; CCTV frames Japan's intelligence overhaul as 'Tokko revival'. Chinese representative Meng Xiangqing at Shangri-La affirms Trump-Xi consensus. US-Japan joint missile production accelerated at Shangri-La, with Australia looped in. Koizumi's nuclear asymmetry rebuttal sharpens rhetorical battle. US-China military talks in Hawaii provide counterbalance. At Shangri-La, Japanese defense minister confronted by Indonesia and China over militarism. China's state media intensifies criticism of Japan's militarism, framing Japan as a 'node' in US-led containment. Japan sends 4 JSDF personnel to NATO headquarters, triggering strong Chinese reaction. Zhang Zhaozhong analysis on Xisha and Dutch warship electronic jamming reinforces NATO involvement narrative. Japanese perspective video at Shangri-La directly rebuts China's 'neo-militarism' charge, highlighting rhetorical battle. China's 'Nantianmen Plan' with White Emperor fighter and Luan Bird mothership signals push to dominate space warfare rules, challenging US-Japan space assets. Article 'Red alert: China’s nuclear surge is an emergency-level threat' highlights China's warhead doubling and silo construction, raising urgent questions for Japan's security and US extended deterrence. Mick Ryan's roundup confirms China's expanding nuclear silo fields, adding to nuclear threat. 郭正亮 analysis on NATO Asia expansion and China military modernization reinforces strategic context. Japan's Balikatan 2026 deployment of 1,400 troops and Takaichi's 2% GDP stance further hardens alliance posture. Chinese scholar Shen Yi's commentary on Japan's 'crazy provocations' reinforces Beijing's narrative of Japan's militarism. Japan accelerates Okinawa militarization with wartime medical system (200-bed hospital, evacuation drills), embedding the islands as a forward base. New: JL-3 submarine missile confirmed with 14,000 km range and MIRV capability, one boat can carry 120 warheads, shifting Pacific deterrence and complicating US ASW.