{"id":196405,"date":"2021-12-03T10:40:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T10:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taiwannewswire.com\/?p=196405"},"modified":"2021-12-03T10:40:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T10:40:12","slug":"former-pm-abe-says-japan-u-s-could-not-stand-by-if-china-attacked-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taiwannewswire.com\/former-pm-abe-says-japan-u-s-could-not-stand-by-if-china-attacked-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"Former PM Abe says Japan, U.S. could not stand by if China attacked Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 75px;height: 75px;border-radius: 50%;background: url(https:\/\/nordot-res.cloudinary.com\/c_limit,w_200,h_200,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/ch\/units\/721958051058909184\/profile_1.jpg);background-position: center;background-size: cover;vertical-align: middle\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: bold;vertical-align: middle\">Published by <br \/>Reuters<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\"><\/div>\n<p>By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Japan and the United States could not stand by if China attacked Taiwan, and Beijing needs to understand this, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday. 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