Japan's former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, one of two declared candidates to serve as the
ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s next leader, said on September 3 that Japan should seek to
cooperate with Taiwan and countries that share its values of freedom, democracy and the rule of
law, as authoritarian countries wield more power. He said, “Taiwan is at the front line of the
standoff between the U.S. and China,” he said. “Looking at the situation with Hong Kong and the
Uyghurs, I have a strong feeling that the Taiwan Strait will be the next big problem.”
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