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Japan's new warship draws fire

Updated: 2013-08-07 02:57
By ZHAO SHENGNAN in Beijing and CAI HONG in Tokyo ( China Daily)

Japan's new warship draws fire

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's helicopter destroyer DDH183 Izumo, the largest surface combatants of the Japanese navy, is seen during its launching ceremony in Yokohama, south of Tokyo August 6, 2013. [Photo/Agencies] 

 

Japan's biggest warship was unveiled on Tuesday, raising grave concerns about the country's military buildup as observers said the vessel is actually an aircraft carrier, banned by Japan's pacifist constitution.

Comment: Japan reflects on militarism

Tokyo's move coincided with Manila's latest efforts to upgrade its military, as the Philippine navy received a second former US coast guard ship. Manila received the first ship in 2011.

Analysts see the upgraded warships in Japan and the Philippines as efforts to gain an upper hand in maritime disputes with China, as well as a catalyst igniting an arms race that would escalate regional tensions.

China's Ministry of National Defense expressed concern on Tuesday about Japan's "continuous military buildup" and urged it to adhere to peaceful self-defense.

"Japan should reflect on its history, adhere to self-defense and the promise of following the path of peaceful development," the ministry's bureau for media affairs told China Daily. The ministry also called for Japan's neighbors and the international community to be "highly alert".

The Japanese military held a ceremony in the port city of Yokohama on Tuesday to show off its new 248-meter helicopter carrier 22DDH, which is expected to be a centerpiece of its naval power under the Self-Defense Forces, which are banned from aggressive action.

MILITARY SPENDING

Japan

2012

Japanese Cabinet meeting passed a $200 million budget for Japan Coast Guard, which is expected to buy 4,000-ton-class patrol boats, three 30-meter patrol boats and three helicopters.

June 29 Japanese defense ministry declared a $128 million contract with the US, purchasing four F-35 joint strike fighters. Japan plans to buy a total of 42 such fighters.

2013

Japanese Cabinet passed the fiscal year 2013 budget. The national defense budget increased by $406.4 million compared with last year, which is also the first growth in 11 years.

Japan built a 5000 ton destroyer, DD115 19DD Akizuki, at the cost of $720 million.

 

PHILIPPINES

May 2011

The Philippines navy bought its first Hamilton-class cutter from the United States in May and renamed it as BRP Gregorio del Pilar

May 2012

The Philippines’ defense minister announced military modernization with 138 projects and a $1.67 billion defense budget.

Jan 30, 2013

The Philippines announced a purchase of 12 FA-50 fighters from the Republic of Korea.

July The Philippines announced a $1.8 billion budget for military equipment procurement.

July 31 The Philippines said the US had increased its annual military aid from $30 million to $50 million.

August 3 The Philippines said it would buy the 26-year-old La Tapageuse from French Navy. The vessel is to be handed over to Philippines in 2015.

 
The Japanese-built carrier has a displacement of around 20,000 tons. It can accommodate 14 helicopters and will play a major role in disaster and rescue missions, as well as defend sea passages and Japanese territory, according to Japan's defense ministry.

But it is much larger than many countries' aircraft carriers in terms of displacement and deck length, and it can be easily and swiftly refitted to support F35-B fighters, which have strong combat capabilities, said Zhang Junshe, a senior researcher at the People's Liberation Army Naval Military Studies Research Institute.

"It is an aircraft carrier, and Japan just called it ‘a helicopter destroyer' to downplay its aggressive nature," Zhang said. Japan, defeated in World War II, is creating regional tensions by breaking the postwar order, he added.

The vessel was named Izumo, the same name as the flagship of the Japanese fleet that invaded China in the 1930s.

Although the vessel is not 100 percent an aircraft carrier at the moment, it can be a platform for Japanese forces to train under circumstances similar to that of an aircraft carrier, said Jin Canrong, an international affairs professor at Renmin University of China.

Besides, Tokyo likely intentionally chose the date of the vessel's debut — the 68th anniversary of the US dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima — to woo public support for the government's military ambitions by taking advantage of sentiments about the attack, Jin said.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been considering developing a regular army, which would require changing the Constitution imposed on Japan by the United States and its allies after World War II. But a possible overhaul of the Constitution has stirred strong reactions among Japan's neighbors, which have long maintained that Tokyo has never come to terms with its militaristic past.

"Washington, which currently is facing defense budget cuts, needs Tokyo's assistance to guarantee the US focus on Asia. ... This also encourages Abe to beef up Japan's military," Jin added.

China has always maintained that cooperation among countries should be conducive to regional peace and stability, according to the Ministry of National Defense's response to US-Philippine military cooperation.

Manila said last week that Washington had stepped up its military assistance package in the next fiscal year to about $50 million from $30 million, the highest level since US troops returned to the Philippines in 2000.

Contact the writers at zhaoshengnan@chinadaily.com.cn and caihong@chinadaily.com.cn? AFP and Reuters contributed to this story.

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