A Shangri-La Dialogue expected to take place in Singapore on Friday will include Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, who is expected to push for Japan to have a greater role in Asian security. Mr Abe wants to promote Japan as a counterbalance to China, a move that China is not very happy about. This summit (also known as the Asia Security Summit) does come amid territorial disputes between China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and even Japan with disputed islands in the East China Sea. Mr Abe, who is giving the keynote address, is expected to push for Japan and the US to play a "greater role in security cooperation in Asia".
This urge is to open up some discussion about Asia's peace and safety. This seems to be a particularly good time for that discussion, considering the situation that is currently going on in the South and East China Seas. China is not happy about this, and is angered by "Mr Abe's call for a new interpretation of Japan's constitution", which would ban any threats and acts of war as a solution to international disputes. Some countries are hesitant to go against China and support Japan because of their economic and political ties. Others, however, are growing more angry with China because of the territorial disputes.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27630604
Ann Nenoff
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