The Diplomat

Japan’s Defense White Paper Sounds Alarm Over China’s ‘Gray Zone’ Activities

For the first time, the annual white paper expressed Japan’s concern over the expanding military role of the China Coast Guard. This handout photo, provided by the Japan Coast Guard, shows a China ...
USNI

Japanese Defense White Paper Warns Pacific at Greatest Risk Since WWII

In its annual defense white paper released on Friday, Japan’s Ministry of Defense warned that the possibility of a situation similar to Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine occurring in the Indo-Pacific ...
The Diplomat

China’s ‘White Paper’ Protests: 3 Years Later

More than 100 people were arrested over the White Paper protests. Three years later, the status of many of those people remains unknown. Blank pieces of paper obscuring a Soviet flag at the University ...
The New York Times

Japan Affirms Plans for Deeper Regional Ties to Counter China

In a defense white paper, Tokyo presents its case for engagement with allies to respond to threats posed by China and by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. By Ben Dooley Reporting from Tokyo China is the ...