This

 

is what the run up to WWIII looks like BTW:

U.S. and Japan's new defense strategy sends stark warning to China

"Before Kishida's visit, the U.S. and Japan agreed on Wednesday to upgrade their security cooperation by equipping Tokyo with long-range missiles and refitting a U.S. Marine unit in Japan to confront Beijing's military buildup in the region — the latest move by the administration to achieve Washington's long-held desire to focus more on the East and South Asia."

"Japan is doubling down on both itself and the United States. Tokyo is building some more independent capabilities, but it is also deepening the U.S.-Japan alliance. That should be a clear sign to China," said Zachary Cooper, a senior fellow who studies U.S. defense strategy in Asia at the American Enterprise Institute. The agenda "is being driven from Tokyo, rather than Washington, which is incredibly important as a sign of sustainability and a healthy alliance relationship."

"The sit-down is the leaders' first since Kishida announced historic reforms to his country's national security strategy in December, shifting Japan away from its pacifist stance in the wake of World War II and toward closer cooperation with Biden's quest to constrain China."

(Its more the US quest to constrain not Bidens)

"Kishida's government vowed to double his country's defense spending to 2% of its gross domestic product by 2027, up from about 1%. Based on current GDP, the move would make Japan's military budget the third largest in the world, behind the U.S. and China. The new strategy also calls for acquiring long-range missile systems that would enable Tokyo to reach targets in China and North Korea in response to a potential attack."

(Do you really think that China is just going to sit back and allow that to happen?)

"Kishida, who has repeatedly sounded the alarm that "today's Ukraine could be tomorrow's Asia," is shoring up Western support for Tokyo's security standoff with China and North Korea, mirroring Biden's work to build a pro-Ukraine alliance."

(I dont think thats a "could be" but more of a "will be".)

"The U.S. will help Japan develop “counterstrike capability,” or offensive weapons to attack enemy positions, and will refit its own Marine deployment in Japan to include advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said Wednesday. The unit on the island of Okinawa will also be equipped with “anti-ship” capabilities in anticipation of attacks from China over the Taiwan Straits, Austin said.

(It's not a matter of "if"? But "When.")