China posted a large number of minor rockets aimed at Taiwan, capable of hitting the islands and in the extreme south-west of Japan. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Defense of Japan Nobuo Kisi. It quotes TASS.
The Minister expressed concern because of the development of the RCR missile program. He noticed that the Chinese grouping of Middle range missiles DF-21 and DF-26 could hit targets at a significant part of the Pacific region.
China also, apparently, has significantly advanced in the development of hypersonic systems designed to break through the missile defense of other countries. All this is concerned in terms of ensuring the security of Japan and the region as a whole, “- pointed to KISI.
Earlier, the Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kisida stated that the country would develop its defense capability due to new security threats, including due to the ongoing rocket launches of the DPRK. He added that this year the government intends to formulate a new national security strategy and the medium-term defense dispatibility plan. It will include all kinds of defense strengthening options, including the ability to apply a preventive strike on opponent databases. “