US support for Japan’s military ambitions may spell concerns for Korea
Foreign affairsMay 24, 2022
Japan’s status boost and Korea At the same time, the US is openly supporting Japan’s ambition to increase its military capabilities, as the US seeks to boost its power in its escalating strategic competition with China. In South Korea, the idea of Japan becoming a permanent member of the UNSC is widely unpopular, as the public sees it as inappropriate to grant such power to a country that conti...