Military of China, force comment.
Military of China, force comment.

Data Figure: Japan Self-Defense Force radar position

BEIJING, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) The Government of Japan in the 17th meeting of the Cabinet meeting, identified as the adjusted basis of the new defense force, “National Defense Program Outline.”

reported that the first six years of Japan’s National Defense Program Outline will dominate the next decade, Japan’s defense policy.

new “National Defense Program Outline,” on which the security environment of Japan said North Korea “has become the region, including Japan, the urgent and important safety and security instability”; China “in the surrounding waters activities are increasingly expanding and active international community of the region and a potential problem. ” Compared with the previous outline of terms, showing stronger sense of vigilance.

adjust the defense forces, the Commitments, from the importance to further promote the “deterrence” to the emphasis on “capacity to respond,” the conversion, this should be on alert and monitoring capabilities, in addition, the outline also proposed Flexible dispatch of troops “dynamic defense forces,” the new concept.

based on the above principles, the outline decision to reduce the number of GSDF Capacity 1,000, reduced to 154,000 people. Will also substantially reduce the number of tanks, etc., and to strengthen maritime and land-based Self-Defense forces, the deployment of submarines.

outline claims that Japan’s defense will focus on the greatest threat to Russia during the Cold War shifted to pose a threat to the southern Japanese island of China.