Japan is gradually changing its export policy in small steps. Not long ago, Japan announced the export of Patriot 3 missiles to the United States, which were authorized by Lockheed Martin to be produced in Japan, which is the first time that Japan has exported offensive missiles since the end of World War II.
Due to the U.S. military aid to Ukraine and Israel in the Russian-Ukrainian war and the Israeli-Kazakhstan war, the inventory has been reduced and needs to be replenished urgently. Japan's reverse export of offensive ** to the United States, one is to curry favor with the United States, and the other is to explore the way for Japan to export offensive ** to other countries.
No matter how small the U.S. inventory is, there are still those who fight a world war, and the United States will not run out of ammunition for the sake of other countries, but just update the inventory**.
Sure enough, not long after Japan announced that it would export offensive ** to the United States, it then said that it hoped to export offensive ** to the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and other countries in Southeast Asia.
Japan does not shy away from exporting offensive products to these countries in Southeast Asia, that is, it hopes to strengthen the military strength of these countries, change the security environment on Japan's periphery, and ensure Japan's future security.
The Zhao that Japan wants to save is none other than Japan itself. Isn't it the country that Japan wants to export to offensive countries that have maritime disputes with China over islands and reefs in the South China Sea?As everyone knows, China and Japan have territorial disputes, and although Japan has drawn the United States to counter China, it still feels a bit weak, and wants to pull in the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and other countries to confuse the South China Sea, and Japan will reap the benefits of the fisherman.
There is one more thing that Japan has not said, as early as December 20 this year, Japan has exported advanced radar to the Philippines, so that the Philippines can always monitor the development of China's most advanced events.
At present, the South China Sea dispute is mainly a Sino-Philippine dispute, and the small Philippines will not be able to make any big waves. Other countries have exercised restraint, and Vietnam has recently upgraded its strategic relationship with China, from a comprehensive strategic partnership to a community with a shared future, which is the only one in the world and Japan's wishful thinking will not succeed.