Japan Should Counter China Threats With US Help, Lawmaker Says

Japan should leverage its alliance with the US to counter China’s threats rather than seeking quick compromises alone that will lead to long-term losses, according to an outspoken Japanese lawmaker whose entry into China has been banned.

If Beijing signals wielding rare earths restrictions as a weapon, Tokyo should hint that it could join forces with Washington to curb China’s access to semiconductor-making devices over which Japan retains supremacy, according to Hei Seki, a Japan Innovation Party lawmaker.