Re-militarization debates and Japan's changing security posture

Japan's recent diplomatic tour across Vietnam and Australia has sparked debate over symbolism, strategy and selective historical memory. High-profile gestures in Canberra and silence on wartime history in Southeast Asia raise questions about consistency, intent and messaging in Japan's foreign policy. Liu Xin examines Japan's evolving Indo-Pacific strategy, its "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" vision and the growing debate over whether China is being structurally excluded from regional frameworks. Is Japan advancing a more coordinated geopolitical agenda under the language of openness and cooperation?

Guests: Sourabh Gupta, Senior Asia-Pacific Int'l Relations policy specialist, Institute for China-America Studies. Warwick Powell, Adjunct Professor, Queensland University of Technology. Jiang Wenran, Founding Director, China Institute, University of Alberta.

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