Japan has reaffirmed that it plans to deploy a surface-to-air missile system to one of its far-flung southwestern islands that’s near Taiwan, drawing a sharp rebuke from Beijing. Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told reporters on Sunday that Tokyo would be deploying Type 03 Chu-SAM surface-to-air missiles on Yonaguni Island, which lies about 68 miles […]

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