WORLD_ Japan Flags China as Biggest Threat to World Order Since World War II

THE EPOCH TIMES 

Japan Flags China as Biggest Threat to World Order Since World War II 

China tops Japan’s list of security challenges in its latest defense report.

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on March 30, 2025. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool - Getty Images 

James Xu 
7/16/2025|Updated: 7/17/2025 

Japan labeled China as “the greatest strategic challenge” since World War II in its 2025 defense white paper, highlighting geopolitical flashpoints as the rationale behind remilitarizing the nation. 

“China’s external posture, military activities, and other activities are a matter of serious concern for Japan and the international community and present an unprecedented and the greatest strategic challenge which Japan should respond with its comprehensive national power and in cooperation and collaboration with its ally, like-minded countries, and others,” said the English version of the report’s summary published on July 15. 

The report covers China’s increasing military activity near Japan, reflecting broader concerns regarding Beijing’s assertive regional posture. Growing China–Russia cooperation, tensions in the Taiwan Strait, and frequent airspace and maritime incursions have motivated Japan to sound its defensive alarm. 

The government report, titled “Defense of Japan 2025,” outlined the country’s national security environment and is published annually by the Ministry of Defense and submitted to the Cabinet. 

According to the report, the Chinese regime has expanded its defense budget for more than 30 years “without transparency,” thereby boosting its nuclear, missile, and naval capabilities. 

Chinese military activity increased near Japan, including around the “Senkaku Islands, the Sea of Japan, and the western Pacific Ocean, extending beyond the so-called ... first island chain to the second island chain,” the report states. 

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