Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae on Friday delivered her first speech to parliament since her party’s landslide victory in snap elections. She promised to stand firm against growing Chinese “coercion” and craft a new national defense strategy to address the “most severe and complex security environment since World War 2.”

“China has intensified its attempts to unilaterally change the status quo through force or coercion in the East China Sea and South China Sea, while also expanding and stepping up its military activities in the areas surrounding our country,” Takaichi told Japanese lawmakers.

“It is a consistent policy of the Takaichi…

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