Taiwan, Japan should join NATOBy James J. Y. Hsu 許正餘China’s recent aggressive military posture around Taiwan simply reflects the truth that China is a millennium behind, as Kobe City Councilor Norihiro Uehata has commented. For this reason alone, Taiwan and Japan should join NATO as members to stop an injustice aggression by the justice defense. Taiwan and Japan would be able to provide comprehensive support to NATO countries, spanning political, military and cooperative efforts, not to mention artificial intelligence and world’s most advanced chips. Taiwan and Japan joining NATO is the right step forward at a time when Russia is devastating Ukraine, and China is threatening Asian stability. If Taiwan and Japan could join the rank and file of Europe along with the Nordic countries, this could be the happiest country club in the world.

Source: Taipei Times January 03, 2026 18:00 UTC