Why China is worried by Japan’s plans to change rules on arms sales
News - South China Morning Post
April 4, 2026
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Japan is considering plans to relax its rules on the sale of offensive weapons in a move that one Chinese analyst said may open the door to it exporting weapons to war zones and possibly to Taiwan.
Currently, Japan can only export military equipment designated for five defensive purposes: rescue, transport, warning, surveillance or minesweeping.
But a draft government document, reportedly seen by the news agency Kyodo, would scrap this rule and these categories.
Kyodo said the new regulations...