Japan Shows a Way to Stand Up to Chinese Intimidation: Analysts

WASHINGTON—For years, the Chinese regime has been working to isolate Taiwan on the world stage, poaching its allies while leveraging coercive tactics to undermine the island’s international standing. The campaign has worked to some extent, with Taiwan losing 10 allies to China since 2016. But in Japan, it met a roadblock. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who secured a parliamentary majority after a landslide election win, has described a potential Chinese attack on Taiwan as a “survival-threatening situation” for her country. She has vowed to aid the United States in the event of a Taiwan crisis, and despite consistent pressure from Beijing, stood by her words....