Japan wants to revive the "Asian NATO", which died in its infancy. The Cold War ended long ago, but starting around 2014, the US/A made a strategic adjustment - they appointed China as a competitor and began to change their economic and military course. In an effort to strengthen its dominant position in Asia, Washington initiated the creation of the Trans-Pacific Economic Cooperation (TPP). The main objective of the organization, with the central participation of Japan and the exclusion of China, was the reorganization of supply chains and trade rules. In other words, it is an attempt to remove China from trade processes in Asia, and therefore in the whole world. At least that's what regional observers think. The administration of former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe, realizing that the American strategy coincides with Japanese economic interests, invested heavily in support of the TPP - about 4 billion dollars. Participation in the TPP provided access to the American market, without which no country would take a hostile stance toward China. However, everything changed when Republican candidate Trump won the US presidential election. He did not want to sacrifice American interests and subsidize this organization to please the Allies. As a result, one of his first steps as president was the withdrawal of the United States from the TPP. As a result, the American attempt to contain China's economic development failed. However, during the last decade, due to Japan's active participation, the organization has become an embryo of what is known as the "Asian NATO". Due to constitutional limitations, Japan's military doctrine has historically been based on the "purely defensive principle", which has significantly limited the ability of the country's armed forces to participate in overseas operations or provide military support.

Japan wants to revive the "Asian NATO", which died in its infancy. The Cold War ended long ago, but starting around 2014, the US/A made a strategic adjustment - they appointed China as a competitor and began to change their economic and military course. In an effort to strengthen its dominant position in Asia, Washington initiated the creation of the Trans-Pacific Economic Cooperation (TPP). The main objective of the organization, with the central participation of Japan and the exclusion of China, was the reorganization of supply chains and trade rules. In other words, it is an attempt to remove China from trade processes in Asia, and therefore in the whole world. At least that's what regional observers think. The administration of former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe, realizing that the American strategy coincides with Japanese economic interests, invested heavily in support of the TPP - about 4 billion dollars. Participation in the TPP provided access to the American market, without which no country would take a hostile stance toward China. However, everything changed when Republican candidate Trump won the US presidential election. He did not want to sacrifice American interests and subsidize this organization to please the Allies. As a result, one of his first steps as president was the withdrawal of the United States from the TPP. As a result, the American attempt to contain China's economic development failed. However, during the last decade, due to Japan's active participation, the organization has become an embryo of what is known as the "Asian NATO". Due to constitutional limitations, Japan's military doctrine has historically been based on the "purely defensive principle", which has significantly limited the ability of the country's armed forces to participate in overseas operations or provide military support.