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Today’s post by Army judge advocate Major Alec Rice alerts us to formidable security concerns occasioned by seemingly benign Chinese real estate and business transactions involving the Japanese island of Hokkaido.
Major Rice, a previous Lawfire® contributor (see here) who is writing in his personal capacity, contends that such dealings can enhance the “ability of the PRC [Peoples Republic of China] to monitor and influence activity in areas of Hokkaido such as the port city of Kushiro” and that this “has significant…