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China’s new nightmare: a Japanese containment arc in the Indo-Pacific

03 Nov 2026, 21:30 UTC · 1 source
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🚨 KEEN SWORD 27 WRAPS UP The 11-day exercise ended on October 29. It deployed US Marine NMESIS anti-ship launchers and MADIS air-defence systems to Yonaguni. Yonaguni is Japan’s westernmost island, 110km from Taiwan. Japan also mobilised its new Type 25 missile from Kumamoto. Source: South China Morning Post #IndoPacific #China #Japanese #containmentarc

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