TAIPEI -- Japan's plans to ramp up the defense of its remote southwestern islands are being seen as a move to boost support for Taiwan as it faces a heightened Chinese military threat.
International relations
Japan missile plan on Ishigaki island helps boost Taiwan defense
Tokyo fears attack on democratic island could spread to Nansei island chain
A PAC-3 surface-to-air missile defense system is deployed on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, in preparation a North Korea missile launch. © Kyodo
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