Peaceful solution desirable for any Taiwan contingency: Japan's DPM Aso

Taro Aso is the highest level Japanese politician to have explicitly made such a commitment to Taiwan's defence. - Reuters

TOKYO (The Straits Times/ANN): Any contingency over Taiwan should be resolved through dialogue, Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday (July 6), a day after he said that Japan must defend Taiwan if China invades the island due to the "direct existential threat" to Japan's security.

“We are closely monitoring the situation, ” Aso, who is also Finance Minister, said after a Cabinet meeting.