U.S. ambassador makes rare visit to remote Japanese isles near Taiwan

The U.S. ambassador to Japan made a rare visit to two remote islands in the country's south near Taiwan in an apparent warning against China's increasing assertiveness in the surrounding waters."When you don't have deterrence, it's permission to economic coercion and aggression," Rahm Emanuel told reporters on Yonaguni Island, Japan's westernmost island about 100 kilometers east of Taiwan.Emanuel, who later landed on Ishigaki Island about 130 km east of Yonaguni, met with local mayors and observed Ground Self-Defense Force garrisons and Japan Coast Guard vessels, according to Japanese gover…READ FULL ARTICLE