Daily brief
Japan-China tensions show no visible off-ramp, with multiple reports highlighting the deepening rift between the two nations. A Chinese state media outlet claimed Japan's FOIP upgrade exposes its geostrategic ambitions, while a Chilean scholar warned that Japan's remilitarization bid 'distorts world order'. These developments follow yesterday's reports of China calling for vigilance against Japan's nuclear armament moves and Russia expressing concern over Japan's Ukraine policy.
An SPD politician refuses to give up the fight against the vaccination strategy.