The Japanese government is studying possible responses by the country's Self-Defense Forces in the event of a military conflict between the United States and China over Taiwan based on various scenarios within the strict confines of its national security laws, government sources said Saturday.Japan, which has restrictions on its use of force under the war-renouncing Constitution, has been alarmed by China's increased regional assertiveness. Tokyo has taken a bolder stance with its U.S. ally when the two mentioned the importance of cross-strait peace in their leaders' joint statement last we…READ FULL ARTICLE
