Japan and China are squaring off their military might in the South China Seas.
Nothing major …..just the synchronicity of two military test runs shows how in the years to come these will be a space to watch closely.
Japan even set up a few batteries of Type 88 surface to sea missile in Okinawa that are able to block one of the main obligatory passage (first islands barrier) for the Chinese maritime force.
Are we there yet? Not. But watch this space in a few years. One of the first thing to watch is when article 9 of the Japanese Constitution will be abolished (it is the article that prevents Japan to build an offensive military force after the 2nd World War)
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