China’s Escalating Tensions with Japan Threaten Regional Stability and America’s Strategic Interests

The simmering rivalry between China and Japan has erupted again, this time with sharper economic sanctions and pointed political rhetoric that risk destabilizing the entire Indo-Pacific region. These developments aren't just a distant Asian squabble; they have immediate consequences for American national security and economic prosperity.Is China Weaponizing Trade to Push Its Agenda?China’s recent imposition of export controls on so-called “dual-use” items critical to Japanese defense capabilities exposes a troubling pattern: Beijing is weaponizing trade to assert dominance over its neighbors. Despite diplomatic protests from Tokyo, China’s ambassador bluntly rejected calls to retract these controls, framing them as "legitimate" and...