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Japan sounds alarm over China’s expanding Pacific footprint, vows defence boost
Japan’s defense white paper warns of China’s growing military capability to operate in distant western Pacific regions and pledges to enhance monitoring systems, strike capabilities, and ammunition production. The report highlights China’s strengthening aircraft carrier force and expanded operational reach.
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