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Japan will dispatch Self-Defense Force stationed in Yonaguni, Yonaguni from the lighthouse Nishizaki , overlooking the snow mountains of Taiwan, the phone can also receive signals Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom, the distance between the two is close.
Yonaguni island and Hualien, Taiwan marked only one hundred and eleven kilometers away.

BEIJING, July 5, according to Japan’s “Sankei Shimbun” reported that the Japanese government decided to approach the island with the deployment of the GSDF that country, the main purpose is to fight against China, if they are achieved, will be in the Ryukyu Islands first deployment outside of the GSDF.

Taiwan, “Central News Agency,” quoted the relevant content that Japan intends to deploy in Yonaguni Island, near the GSDF is to monitor the vessel and by that determination to defend the islands, southwest of the island to strengthen Japan’s defense force, to “China’s military buildup against the frequent activities in the East China Sea.”

scheduled deployment of troops by the radar is expected to be responsible for gathering intelligence along the vessel monitoring team, size of the force number ten, will set up a radar station, the plan will be incorporated into the development of Japan during the next period Defense enrichment program (2010 to 2015 year) within.

Yonaguni as insufficient exercise can be a place, together with Japan to take into consideration not stimulate the Taiwan Strait, the default policy will not deploy combat troops, but the island’s 2,000-meter-long runway airport in the future if an emergency situation surrounding Japan, it is possible to accept the support of the GSDF and the MSDF deployment of P3C anti-submarine aircraft.

Japan’s defense ministry will be in this year’s headquarters is located in Naha City, within the GSDF first hybrid group (approximately 1800) expanded to brigade-level units, then the troops stationed in Yonaguni, and set up radar.

Yonaguni away from mainland Japan, Okinawa, from the garrison now 500 kilometers, but rather less than 110 kilometers away from Hualien, Taiwan. Reported that the Taiwan Strait if the emergency situation may be affected, and Yonaguni Island is only 120 km from the Diaoyu Islands, the Diaoyu Islands territorial sovereignty and the East China Sea oil and gas development fear the dispute caused more anxiety.

Japanese media had reported as early as 2005, Japan plans to build air bases on the island, to turn it into Japan to monitor the forefront of the Taiwan Strait. Assessment by the U.S. military, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces if the use of Yonaguni’s close advantages than the U.S. Pacific Fleet to the Taiwan “reinforcement” of the time Liu Cheng.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang recently answered questions from reporters during a brief response, “We hope the Japanese side of the move will be conducive to regional peace and stability.”

Japanese media that the Ministry of Defense troops in Yonaguni, Japan’s defense focus shift from the northern part of the border southwest border. Taiwan’s “United Daily News” published an article analyzing said Japan and China’s rise and move cross-strait relations improve rapidly. To improve cross-strait relations must attack the Japanese government without the opportunity, but rather the two sides adhere to the Diaoyu Islands as Chinese territory, the Japanese government to give more pressure.

School of Diplomacy Yong-Sheng Zhou believes that Japan would mean that the local military to unilaterally change the status quo, adversely regional stability and peaceful settlement of the East China Sea issue of the Diaoyu Islands. At the same time, he did not rule against the Japanese both in China, but also includes strengthening the control of local residents intent to kill two birds with one stone; not rule out the Aso government is the eve of the election, with the help of these little tricks to impress the Japanese right-wing forces, improve the prestige of the Liberal Democratic Party.

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