Taro Aso, the vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, emphasizes the importance of peace in the region, including the Taiwan Strait, and urges for increased deterrence ability to ensure stability. He calls for this message to be conveyed globally, particularly in China.
“The most important thing for us now is that there should be no war in the region, including the Taiwan Strait,” the vice president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Taro Aso, said Tuesday in Taipei at the Ketagalan Forum hosted by Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Taiwan and China split in 1949 after a civil war. The island never has been part of the People’s Republic of China, but the mainland’s ruling Communist Party says it is obligated to unite with China, by force if necessary.
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