Japanese media outlets continue to report that the People's Liberation Army would be defeated if the United States fought alongside Japan in a conflict over the disputed Diaoyutai islands (Senkaku to Japan, Diaoyu to China) in the East China Sea, according to Huanqiu, the website of China's nationalistic tabloid Global Times.
Under Tokyo's new National Defense Program Guidelines, an amphibious fighting unit consisting of 3,000 soldiers will be created to defend the contested islands, currently under Japan's administration, from a potential Chinese invasion.
Tokyo has also purchased 52 AAV7 amphibious assault vehicles as well as the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from the United States for the amphibious fighting unit. However, Japan alone is not enough to defeat China if conflict were to break out.
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