JAPAN DEFENSE ACADEMY CHIEF CALLS FOR 3 RED LINE IN COMPETITION WITH CHINA

What happened: Yoshihide Yoshida, president of Japan's National Defense Academy and former chief of the joint staff, called for three "red lines" in strategic competition with China at the 13th Mt. Fuji Dialogue in Tokyo on Oct. Why it matters: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged to strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance's deterrence, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau urged closer coordination with Japan's planned security-policy revisions. Japan plans to revise its National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy, and Defense Buildup Program this year.

Japan Defense Academy chief urges a 3% red line in China competition.

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