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‘STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIP’: Japanese lawmaker Jikido Aeba said that Tokyo should commit to supporting Taiwan should the nation face a threat to its security

Taipei Times
Date: Dec 15, 2019
By Peng Wan-hsin  /  Staff reporter

Japan should enforce a law parallel to the US’ Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) to consolidate its

International relations academic Genki Fujii, fourth left, Formosa Republican Association Chairman Yen Ching-chang, center, Japanese Conservative Union Chairman Jikido Aeba, fourth right, former National Security Council deputy secretary-general Parris Chang, right, and others gesture at a seminar in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Chien Jung-fong, Taipei Times

partnership with Taiwan, Jikido Aeba, a Japanese lawmaker and academic, told a seminar in Taipei yesterday.

He is also concerned about Taiwan’s security in the face of mounting Chinese pressure, Aeba told a seminar titled Strengthening Strategic Partnership between Japan and Taiwan, which was organized by the Formosa Republican Association and the Japanese Conservative Union (JCU) at National Taiwan University.

Taiwan’s future is at stake in its presidential and legislative elections on Jan. 11, while it is expected to face more pressure from China after the elections, said Aeba, who is chairman of the JCU.

While many Japanese hope support for Taiwan can be bolstered, the past 70 years has seen mostly economic collaboration, he said.    [FULL  STORY]

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