Since the start of 2021, significant changes have sprung up in the diplomatic ties between two east Asian countries—Japan and China. Currently, the Japanese government is making a dramatic turn to confront China over a range of issues including the disputed waters in the East and South China Seas, Taiwan, and the human rights situation in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. Days before Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga visits the United States, Kyodo News Agency published an in-depth article titled “Focus: Japan’s China Strategy Is at Critical Juncture” on its Chinese-language site on April 5, mindful of major changes it is undergoing in coping with its neighbor—the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime. The report highlighted that Japan could be left in a national crisis in the event of China’s invading Taiwan by force, which could come in the foreseeable future, according to the prediction of top U.S. military officials. On March …