Why Japan’s Election was Bad News for China

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Tensions between Japan and China are set to get worse with the huge election win of Sanae Takaichi, who has already taken a more hawkish stance than her predecessor. So in this video, we'll explore these deteriorating ties and why things might get worse.

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Sources:

TLDR video on the Japanese election:
   • Japan's Landslide Election Results Explained   

Takaichi angers China with Taiwan comments:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c...

Chinese retaliation:
https://theconversation.com/why-tensi...
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pa...
https://apnews.com/article/china-japa...

Takaichi won’t retract comments:
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/202...
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/202...

Record Japanese defence budget:
https://www.defensenews.com/global/as...

Takaichi wants to lay groundwork for Yasukuni Shrine visit:
https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj202...
https://observingjapan.substack.com/p...

Takaichi’s priorities in visit to Washington:
https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis/...
https://observingjapan.substack.com/p...