Taiwan contingency also one for Japan, Japan-U.S. alliance: ex-Japan PM Abe

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday that any contingency concerning Taiwan would be also an emergency for Japan and for the Japan-U.S. security alliance, stressing the need to keep urging the Chinese leadership not to misunderstand it.The former leader made the remarks during a virtual appearance at a Taiwan think-tank event at a time when China has piled diplomatic and military pressure on the democratically ruled island it considers as its own.Abe, who stepped down as prime minister in 2020 after nearly eight years in the post, also voiced support for Taipei's bid for…READ FULL ARTICLE