Chinese experts urge Beijing to mull over a range of retaliatory tactics: military maneuvers,beefed-up electronic warfare,trade sanctions .
These steps would counter growing defense ties between Tokyo and Manila. Beijing Lande Information Technology think tank laid out these options in recent assessment,citing shifting regional security dynamics .
Think tank warned that Japan and Philippines could forge a "quasi-military alliance." Such an alliance,they suggested,threatens any conflict scenario over Taiwan.
Report pointed out that this coalition might effectively choke Chinese naval movements. Could block access to western Pacific,a key strategic waterway.
Japan is also edging towards leading "planner" role in U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy. This move marks a bid to amplify its regional clout .
“With US’ global strategic focus constrained,Japan … has chosen to strengthen its irreplaceable role in the Indo-Pacific security architecture by actively aligning itself with Philippines,” report noted .
