Russia's foreign ministry is criticizing Japanese media reports that the Washington and Tokyo are considering placing missiles in Japan as part of a joint military plan in the event of conflict between China and Taiwan. Russia's foreign ministry spokesperson said such a deployment would be seen as a threat, and pointed to Russia's recently-updated nuclear weapons use doctrine.
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00:00Russia's foreign ministry is hitting back over reports that the U.S. might station missiles
00:05in Japan, a plan meant to prepare for a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
00:10There is an undisclosed hypocrisy when the U.S. and its satellites claim that they are
00:16adhering to the principle of one China, and at the same time continue to cynically suppress
00:20the situation in the Taiwan Strait, including obstructing the peaceful unification of the
00:25country.
00:26Japanese media on Sunday reported that Washington and Tokyo are forming a joint military plan
00:36that could involve deploying missiles to Japanese and Philippine islands in the event of a Chinese
00:43invasion of Taiwan.
00:44Russia has been strengthening strategic ties with China in recent years.
00:50It also warns it would see such action as a threat and respond accordingly.