4 minutes agoJapan plans to improve navy, China threatens it with war
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Tokyo argues that its plans to increase the country's sea power are entirely for defence purposes and are not in conflict with the post-World War II constitution, which prohibits this state from having offensive military powers, Japan media reported. Japan wants to improve its fleet of helicopters [...]
Japan wants to improve its fleet of Izumo-class helicopters to turn them into full-scale aircraft carriers to accommodate US fighters F-35B, and vertical version of secretly landing combat.
Because loading F-35B fighter aircraft on converting helicopters Izumo and Kaga would directly mean taking Japan's ability to crack down on enemy bases, the government would have to decide the issue based on discussions on the revision of National Defence Programme guidelines at the end of 2018, Japan's “omi Shimbun” reported.
China has been quick to criticise Tokyo's plans, reports “Sputnik International” Transmission Periscope.
Japan, which believes it is facing security threats from regional neighbours in North Korea and China, insists that its constitution does not prevent it from aircraft carriers, which Tokyo argues are merely protective weapons.
Careful with regard to the growing ballistic capacity of jinn, Japan's main concern is China, which has put control over a number of rocks in the South China Sea, which are also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines, and Taiwan.
Japan is also afraid that China can easily take over the Senkakus / Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea, which, although currently being managed by Tokyo, wrote “DW”./Periscopi/
