00:00Japan has rejected a U.S. intelligence assessment, claiming Prime Minister Sanae Takahichi has shifted the country's defense policy regarding
00:10Taiwan.
00:10The response comes as Takahichi meets President Donald Trump in Washington, with regional security landscape topping the agenda.
00:22The U.S. assessment had suggested Takahichi's comments that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a Japanese military response
00:30marked a significant shift from the position of previous Japanese leaders.
00:34However, Tokyo has pushed back against that interpretation.
00:39Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said any decision on what constitutes a survival-threatening situation would be based on
00:48a comprehensive review of all available information.
00:52Takahichi has also maintained her remarks referred to a worst-case scenario and do not represent a shift in policy.
00:59Her comments previously sparked a strong response from Beijing, including the suspension of seafood imports from Japan and travel warnings
01:07for its citizens to Japan.
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