Plans Made For Defense Hotline With China

The Chinese and Japanese governments have agreed to establish a defense hotline as part of efforts to prevent clashes, reports Radio Free Asia.

Earlier this week, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said that the hotline would begin operating in the spring of 2023 and would “play an extremely important role in building confidence and avoiding unexpected contingencies,” according to Japanese media.

The sides launched a maritime and aerial communication mechanism in 2018 to...