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Japan's internal consensus revealed: Sinking the Fujian warship in one fell swoop
—Yesterday, Japan publicly issued a challenge, stating that it would sink the Fujian warship if necessary.
Reporter : Wang Duruo / Editor: Fang Xun / https://www.aboluowang.com/2025/1120/2308119.html / Image : Web Screenshot
Taiwanese media outlet Newtalk reported on 18 November 2025 that Japan's Sankei Shimbun revealed shocking news: if war breaks out in the Taiwan Strait and the Chinese aircraft carrier "Fujian" obstructs US intervention, the Japanese Ministry of Defense will cooperate with the US military to "directly sink it."
This is the first time that Japanese media has relayed an internal consensus among officials, explicitly naming the "Fujian" as a target that must be destroyed, symbolizing Japan formally drawing a red line against war with China.
Previously, Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had emphasized in the Diet that "a major conflict in Taiwan would constitute a crisis of survival for Japan."
This disclosure by the Sankei Shimbun is equivalent to upgrading Japan's policy from "will intervene" to: "will fire first if necessary"—an unprecedented strategic deterrent against Beijing.
Commentator Chen Jing, analyzing on "Vision China," points out that Japan's declaration carries three profound strategic implications:
First: A crisis in Taiwan equals a life-or-death situation for Japan
If Taiwan is blockaded, Japan's energy shipping routes will be disrupted, food imports will be hindered, and Kyushu will be directly exposed to the range of Chinese missiles. This is not merely geopolitics, but a matter of national survival for Japan.
Second: Clearly designating the "Fujian warship" as the primary target
Japan is not merely discussing a "Taiwan Strait conflict," but has clearly stated its military assessment: if the Fujian warship blocks the Taiwan Strait, Japan will be the first to destroy it. This is not diplomatic rhetoric, but a practical war plan.
Third: Japan accepts the necessity of intervention "in the first minute of war."
Less than two weeks after Kaohsiung took office, Japan's national security framework is undergoing rapid restructuring: the expansion of collective self-defense rights, increased military spending, militarization of the southwestern island chain, and full synchronization of US-Japan joint operational plans. Japan is shifting towards "preemptive" defense.
U.S. military leaders simultaneously stated: This is a shared US-Japan position
On the same day, when asked about Japan's stance on the "existential crisis" in Tokyo, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Darryl Caudle bluntly stated:
"I'm not surprised at all; this was entirely within my expectations."
This statement is tantamount to openly telling Beijing:
The sinking of the Fujian warship is not a unilateral action by Japan, but a joint U.S.-Japan strategy.
Caudle then added: "Japan has increased its military spending to 2% of GDP; this is not the ceiling."
The U.S. is clearly pushing Japan to further arm itself, directly blocking Beijing's strategic space for military adventurism towards Taiwan.
Japan shockingly opens a new era of naval warfare
—5x the speed of sound hits the target ship! Japan's electromagnetic railgun penetrates steel plates; a stunning test launch tears open a new era in naval warfare
Reporter : Zeng Yili / Editor : Fang Xun / Source: Newtalk / https://www.aboluowang.com/2025/1120/2308059.html / Image: Japan's experimental ship JS Asuka.(Retrieved from Chestnut Commentary)
In its latest sea trials, Japan successfully launched a high-speed projectile at 2,300 m per second using an electromagnetic railgun, directly penetrating steel plates and causing a tremor in the strategic landscape of the Western Pacific. When the JS Asuka traced that electromagnetic arc across the sea, a new red line was drawn on the simulation boards of naval staffs worldwide. This was not merely a weapons demonstration, but a direct challenge to existing naval warfare logic.
Footage released by Japan's Acquisition Technology and Logistics Bureau shows the projectile hitting the target ship at five times the speed of sound. Superficially a technology test, it was in reality a strategic signal thrown into the entire Western Pacific: the era of missile-dominated naval warfare may be facing a true challenger.
When drone swarm tactics overwhelm traditional air defense systems with sheer density, the electromagnetic railgun offers a solution: "energy replaces ammunition depots." As long as the ship has power, the firepower will not cease. This concept not only changes the logic of shipborne weapons but also alters the overall philosophy of defense.
Image : The advancement of electromagnetic railgun technology will fundamentally change the logic of naval warfare and shatter China's dominance in East Asia. (Image retrieved from @vodk_anon)
Japan's choice to pursue railguns reflects a different geopolitical calculation than that of the United States. The U.S. abandoned railgun development in 2022, citing "insufficient technological maturity"; when Japan revived the project, its focus was no longer on the technology itself, but on "survival." Faced with the PLA's cross-regional strike capabilities, drone saturation attacks, and missile coverage across its territory, Tokyo assessed that continuing to invest in "missile-for-missile" strategies would only lead to a quagmire. The asymmetric advantage of railguns lies in their ability to achieve missile range at the cost of artillery, bypassing missile defense systems with kinetic energy, and directly rewriting the naval warfare offensive and defensive model.
Anti-ship missiles once rendered "heavily armored navies" obsolete, transforming modern warships into sophisticated electronic fortresses. However, when high-speed projectiles approaching Mach 5 arrive, even Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are as vulnerable as paper. Even more deadly is the near-warp of such attacks: no missile flame, no obvious radar signature, only instantaneous destruction from the sky.
Image : Low cost, high stealth, and high destructive power are the advantages of electromagnetic railguns. The Japanese Navy's successful test launch is tantamount to announcing a new operational logic for the Japanese Navy. (Image retrieved from @OpenEyeComms)
Japan's test launch reveals that naval warfare may be returning to an era of "one-hit kill," only this time the range is 185 km.
When the cost per shot is negligible compared to missiles, the strike speed exceeds Mach 5, and anti-missile systems are helpless against "silent kinetic energy projectiles," this will force future warship designs to rebalance: speed, protection, and firepower will be reshuffled. If Japan ultimately integrates railguns into its next-generation Aegis ships, warships may return to a philosophy of "being able to withstand some damage while still being able to continue fighting."
At a critical moment, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force suddenly released a major announcement
Editor: Fang Xun / Source: X / https://www.aboluowang.com/2025/1119/2307673.html / Image : X
RICHARD FULL/🚨Breaking News: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's sixth Taigei-class submarine launched at Kawasaki Heavy Industries' Kobe Shipyard🔥
The Taigei-class is currently Japan's most advanced conventionally powered attack submarine, costing approximately 73.6 billion yen to build. The submarine was launched on October 14th and is expected to enter service in March 2027. The plan is to build 8-12 submarines of this class; 6 have been launched and 4 are in service.
Currently, Japan maintains a stable pace of launching and commissioning one submarine per year.
The Taigei-class is one of the world's most advanced conventionally powered submarines, with a standard displacement of approximately 3,000 tons, a length of 84 meters, a beam of 9.1 meters, a draft of 10.4 meters, a crew of approximately 70, and a maximum underwater speed of 20 knots. It surpasses its predecessor, the Soryu-class, in several aspects. Its unique or leading technologies include:
1. All-Lithium-ion Battery Propulsion System: This is the world's first submarine series to fully utilize lithium-ion batteries from its very first vessel. Its advantages include high energy density, faster charging, significantly improved underwater endurance (allowing for extended high-speed submerged operation), better stealth performance, reduced surfacing for ventilation, and greatly enhanced stealth. Therefore, it is considered a "quasi-nuclear submarine" level conventional submarine, with underwater combat endurance approaching that of a nuclear submarine, but at a much lower cost and maintenance.
2. High-Output Diesel Engine + Improved Snorkel Power Generation System: Starting with the fourth submarine, it is equipped with the new Kawasaki 12V25/31 diesel engine, which has higher power generation efficiency and lower noise when in snorkel mode. Combined with the new lithium batteries, it forms a highly efficient diesel-electric hybrid power system, further extending underwater operational time.
3. Advanced Sonar and Combat Systems: Equipped with the ZQQ-8 fiber optic array sonar (longer detection range and higher accuracy), a new generation combat management system, a torpedo countermeasures system, and the latest Type-18 heavy torpedo (replacing the Type-89, with comprehensive upgrades in propulsion, detection, and processing capabilities).
4. Female-Dedicated Compartment: For the first time, a separate living area for six female crew members is provided on a Japanese submarine, adapting to the trend of recruiting female personnel within the Maritime Self-Defense Force (Japan has already begun training female submariners).
5. Weapon Loading: Includes six 533mm torpedo tubes, capable of launching Type-18 torpedoes and UGM-84L Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles. Future plans include compatibility with longer-range submarine-launched cruise missiles (Japan is developing submarine-launched long-range anti-ship/land-attack missiles).
Overall, the Taigei-class submarines are among the world's best in terms of stealth, underwater endurance, quietness, and comprehensive combat capabilities, primarily used for monitoring and responding to potential threats in the East China Sea, South China Sea, and Western Pacific (such as the expansion of the Chinese navy).
Japan is steadily expanding its fleet of this class of submarines as planned, while also beginning development of a next-generation, larger, and more powerful submarine (possibly equipped with a vertical launch system, and expected to enter service after 2031).
Breaking News! Trump sells another $700 million in advanced missiles to Taiwan! Beijing furious
— The United States has approved the sale of nearly $700 million worth of advanced missile systems to Taiwan
Editor: Zhongkang / Source: People's Daily / https://www.aboluowang.com/2025/1120/2308361.html / Image; File photo: On 10 May 2023, the Norwegian Army launches a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) against a simulated threat target during an exercise on Andeja Island.)
The U.S. War Department says it has awarded Raytheon Co. a nearly $700 million contract to purchase advanced surface-to-air missile systems for sale to Taiwan.
This marks the second U.S. arms sale to Taiwan within a week, bringing the total arms sales to $1 billion.
According to Voice of America, the Pentagon announced on its website that on November 17, Raytheon, located in Texbury, Massachusetts, received a fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army worth $698,948,760 to produce the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS).
The Pentagon stated that this is part of the 2026 fiscal year Foreign Military Sales (Taiwan) funding and was allocated at the time of contract award.
It expects the project to be completed in February 2031.
Raytheon is a major U.S. defense contractor, best known for products including the Patriot air defense missile system, the Tomahawk cruise missile, and the Javelin anti-tank missile.
In 2020, Raytheon merged with United Technologies to form Raytheon Technologies.
In 2023, the company changed its name to RTX.
On November 18, Raymond Greene, Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Taipei Office, stated in his address at the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan that the United States' commitment to Taiwan is rock-solid.
He said, "We are putting our words into action, particularly focusing on supporting Taiwan's efforts to achieve peace through strength—the increasing defense industry cooperation between the U.S. and Taiwan is the most obvious example."
This de facto U.S. ambassador to Taiwan also affirmed Taiwan's commitment to ensuring its defense-related spending reaches 5% of its GDP by 2030.
He said, "Such investment in the defense industry is not only crucial for enhancing deterrence and ensuring peace, but will also create new opportunities for U.S.-Taiwan cooperation."
This marks the second U.S. arms sale to Taiwan within a week.
On 13 November, the US approved the sale of $330 million worth of fighter jets and other aircraft parts to Taiwan.
This is the first arms sale to Taiwan announced since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
Taipei expressed its "sincere gratitude," while Beijing expressed "strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition" to the U.S.
The CCP views democratic and autonomous Taiwan as a province awaiting unification and has repeatedly threatened to use force to achieve this goal.
The U.S. does not have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, but maintains strong unofficial relations and provides Taiwan with weapons for self-defense, being Taiwan's main supplier of defense materials and services.
The U.S. government has consistently stated its commitment to maintaining peace across the Taiwan Strait, but continues to oppose any actions that use force or coercion to change the status quo in Taiwan.
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