Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is aggressively encroaching on one of Beijing’s most sensitive red lines – Taiwan
When Sanae Takaichi was elected president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in early October – and subsequently became the country’s first female prime minister later that month – the symbolism was immediate and global.
She was hailed as Japan’s “Iron Lady,” an analogy she herself embraces with evident pride. Margaret Thatcher remains one of her political heroes, and this affinity is more than cosmetic. It frames her conservative agenda, and – above all – her assertive approach to foreign and security policy.
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