China and Pakistan Issue Joint Warning Against "Militarism" Targeting Japan

🤝 BEIJING — Two powers deepening over Iran mediation now pivot to confront Tokyo together. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Beijing using the Pakistan alliance — forged publicly during Iran talks — to signal Japan signals dual-use diplomacy. Islamabad gains Chinese backing; Beijing gains a Muslim-majority cosignatory to frame Japan's defense buildup as regional threat. Washington reads this as China expanding the partnership's scope beyond the Gulf, complicating US triangulation across both theaters.