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Home » World » Japan will defend Taiwan if China tries to use force, says ex-US official Japan will defend Taiwan if China tries to use force, says ex-US official News Agencies | Updated on: 3 June 2021, 10:12 IST COMMENTS Former US deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger has said that Japan would step up militarily to defend Taiwan if China moved to reunify the island with its mainland by force. In a panel discussion on Tuesday with other top Trump administration officials, Pottinger said Japan first suggested a quadrilateral alliance with the US, India and Australia - now...