Maritime neighbors are involved
 
A total of 482 written by Japan's Ministry of Defense 2012 Defense White Paper, consists of three parts: the first part of Japan's security environment, introduces a national defense policy of the United States, the Korean Peninsula, China, Russia and other countries and regions and the international community challenges; The second part introduces the measures of Japan's new National Defense Program Outline "and to build a dynamic defense capabilities; the third part of Japan's defense policies and measures, pushing the United States and Japan" mobile defense cooperation.
 
Korea: Korea enhances the ballistic missile capability, and is developing long-range solid-fuel ballistic missiles. At the same time, due to the six-party talks ran aground, do not rule out the possibility of North Korea miniaturize nuclear weapons and warheads in a relatively short period of time. North Korea's missile issue, coupled with the nuclear issue, which would seriously threaten the security of Japan, is extremely detrimental to the peace and stability in Northeast Asia and the international community. In addition, details of Korea's active duty and in the research missile, as well as chemical and biological weapons.
Russia: "Defense White Paper" Russia "section for up to 18, pointing out that Russian troops are now encountering protect the weak, lax discipline, school-age applicants Young to reduce the number of soldiers poor living conditions and other issues. Nevertheless, Russia continues to consolidate themselves as more influential in the multi-polar forces of the world power pole, are trying to safeguard the interests of the country by force. At present, the ongoing modernization of the Russian military, including the streamlining of the army reform and structure of a large number of procurement of new weapons and equipment to improve military capabilities. In addition, in recent years, Russia's anti-piracy activities, strategic bomber patrols and recovery of nuclear submarines patrol the Russian military force with worldwide expansion.
 
Since the end of the Cold War, Russia has significantly reduce the scale of force in the Far East, but the military activities tend to continue to activate the large-scale military exercises continue. In particular, the scope of activities of the Russian military in the area surrounding Japan continues to expand, with a tendency to frequently dispatched, Japan expressed concern.
 
South Korea: that the island dispute between Japan and South Korea is also pending, claiming either from history or international law, known as the Sea of ??Japan after World War II by the Korean government to control the western waters of Takeshima (Korean Dokdo) are Japan territory.
 
Prominent rendering the "China threat"
 
Navy out of the Pacific concern
 
This year, Japan's Defense White Paper "in the first part with 20 specifically described China. Said the Chinese armed forces are driving the revolution in military affairs with Chinese characteristics, and that war and the military is not only physical means, there are also non-physical, with emphasis on the "media war", "the law of war" and "psychological warfare" and other areas of struggle.
 
Defense White Paper pointed out that China is strengthening military capabilities, air and sea power, nuclear weapons and missiles is the key. Chinese Varyag aircraft carrier, as well as the research and development of aircraft carriers, China's national defense expenditure increasing, an increase of 30 times in nearly 24 years, but only as a weapons research and development costs and equipment purchase costs, not all are included In the defense budget.
 
Chinese naval forces in and out of the Pacific normalization, the occurrence of a Chinese vessel invasion "Senkaku Islands" (ie I Diaoyu islands) surrounding the events of Japanese territorial waters. Coupled with the lack of transparency in military and security, the military intelligence, which gives the East Asian region, including Japan, as well as the international community to increase the instability of the trend in China has become the region's concerns about issues.
 
Defense White Paper said that the ocean-going activities of the Chinese navy has four objectives: First, in order to defend China's territory and territorial waters to prevent enemy invasion, the war in the waters as far as possible. The second is to develop into a halt and prevent the independence of Taiwan's military capabilities. Acquisition, maintenance and protection of the marine rights and interests. Fourth, the protection of national sea lanes.
 
At the same time, land, sea and air armed forces of China. Said China has the largest army in the world, emphasizing the trans-regional mobile operations; naval forces of about 1090 ships (submarines, 60), with a total displacement of about 1.35 million tons, and began to build aircraft carrier battle group, aimed at the distant sea operations; air has about 2070 fighters, and in the development of next-generation fighter and a new transport aircraft.
 
In addition, the defense white paper also details China's strategic nuclear forces and missile forces of the various types of operational missile research missile. Adding that in cyberspace, the positive forces of the Chinese army to teach the network expertise to organize the training of troops.



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