Amid the rising bellicosity of China’s Communist regime, the Ukraine- Russia crisis that saw Russia showcase its military prowess, and the historic number of provocative missile tests from North Korea, various Asian powers like Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have been courting European efforts to counter regional threats.
On Monday, January 9, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris as he began a weeklong tour of G7 nations such as Italy, Britain, Canada, and the U.S.