The foreign minister of the Philippines, which is also currently engaged in a heated territorial conflict with China, called on Japan to rearm itself to balance China militarily, notwithstanding his country’s bitter legacy of Japanese occupation. The landslide election of Shinzo Abe, who campaigned on a robust defense platform, may well lead to a serious Japanese push to invigorate the country’s military capabilities.
东盟此次崩溃造成了严重的后果。目前也正和中国发生激烈领土冲突的菲律宾外长不顾本国曾在日本占领中所受的痛苦，要求日本重新武装以维持对华的军事平衡。主张建立强大防御平台的安倍晋三在选举中获得压倒性的胜利，很可能导致日本不顾一切采取重建该国军事能力的举措。