National security law

Red Sun Rising

Japan’s new national security laws are designed to help maintain the balance of power in the region in the face of the rising China. If the regional balance is maintained, it will be easier for Japan to prevent hardliners in China from becoming more influential, and to convince Chinese leaders and people that a cooperative approach is the best way to make China a great and respected nation.

The new security laws will also strengthen Japan’s commitment to the defense of South Korea. They will make it possible for Japan to shoot down ballistic missiles that North Korea has launched against Guam or Hawaii, protect U.S. naval vessels fighting for South Korea even before Japan is attacked, and undertake minesweeping operations in the vicinity of the Korean Peninsula—all by exercising the right of collective self-defense.