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China may Use Japan’s Aircraft Carrier Plan to Push through More Military Spending, Observers Say
South China Morning Post

17 December 2018

Tokyo’s plan to develop an aircraft carrier capable of launching fighter jets is driven by Beijing’s military rise, but the move could embolden hawkish generals in China to press ahead with their own expansion programmes, observers said. Collin Koh Swee Lean, a defence expert at RSIS, said Tokyo’s plan might provoke a backlash not only from China but also the two Koreas, and intensify naval competition in northeast Asia.

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