U.S. should abandon ambiguity on Taiwan defense: Japan's Abe

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Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the U.S. should abandon its ambiguous stance on how it would react to an attack on Taiwan. © Reuters

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday that it is time for the U.S. to make clear that it would defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion and ditch its longstanding strategic ambiguity.

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