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Just commented about it below but here is a link to one of the articles discussing it.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Japan-plans-2-week-shelters-on-islands-near-Taiwan
The only reason I would believe China would make a move is really two-fold. One they are nearing a population cliff and this was what Russia was facing when they first launched the Ukrainian Invasion. Also, war is a known historic and fantastic way to continue to quiet the discontent in the Mainland and reboot its economy since it has been sluggish esp. by their standards compared to the last 20-30 years.
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No, I didn't see it. Am I missing something?
Yes, I know that Japan considers its Southern part/Island Kyushu strategic for international trade. Japan has been restructuring it as a plan to show itself as the intermediary between the North and the global south