Japan Defence Chief takes swipe at China at security meet

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Japan's Defence Chief publicly criticized China at a security meeting, reflecting Japan's shift towards a more proactive defence policy under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, supported by the U.S., moving away from its post-WWII pacifist stance.

Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan has quickened its pivot towards a more proactive defence policy, further shaking off — with U.S. encouragement — its pacifist outlook in place since the end of World War II