00:00Japanese Prime Minister Sanai Takaichi warns that China's growing pressure poses a serious challenge to regional stability
00:07and pledges a sweeping overhaul of Japan's defence strategy.
00:12In her first address to Parliament since securing a landslide victory in the lower house,
00:17she says Japan now faces its most severe security environment since the Second World War.
00:26She pointed to China's military expansion and its deepening ties with Russia,
00:30as well as North Korea's advancing nuclear and missile capabilities.
00:35Takaichi confirmed that Japan's three core security documents will be revised this year,
00:40with defence spending is set to double to 2% of gross domestic product by March.
00:45She also intends to ease restrictions on military exports.
00:49The move is designed to expand overseas sales and strengthen Japan's domestic defence industry.
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