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Takaichi: Military attack on Taiwan would justify SDF support
Asahi Shimbun - E | English | News | Nov. 10, 2025 | Geopolitical Conflict and Disputes
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has stated that a military attack by China on Taiwan, such as a naval blockade accompanied by fighting, would constitute a “survival-threatening situation” justifying Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) providing support under the right of collective self-defense. However, she emphasized that any judgment would require a comprehensive assessment of specific circumstances, maintaining a cautious stance similar to her predecessors.
Takaichi clarified that a mere presence of Chinese private ships around Taiwan would not trigger SDF support, but a naval blockade during active military conflict would. This marks a notable shift from previous prime ministers, including Shinzo Abe, who while expanding collective self-defense rights in 2015, did not explicitly label a Taiwan contingency as a survival-threatening scenario for Japan.
Past administrations, such as Abe’s and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s in 2024, avoided explicitly linking Taiwan with Japan’s survival-threatening conditions to prevent antagonizing China. Current Japanese and U.S. officials have only agreed on Japan stepping in if U.S. forces supporting Taiwan were attacked. Conservative voices in the Liberal Democratic Party, including Takaichi, Abe, and former Prime Minister Taro Aso, openly consider a military conflict over Taiwan as a direct threat to Japan warranting defensive readiness.