Japan lawmakers eye security cooperation with U.S., Taiwan

A group of Japanese lawmakers is looking to ramp up security cooperation with the United States and Taiwan in a bid to counter China's military buildup and growing assertiveness in the region, according to sources familiar with the plan.The cross-party group, headed by Keiji Furuya of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is mulling the creation of a forum with U.S. and Taiwanese lawmakers by the end of the year to facilitate such coordination, the sources said.The move coincides with independence-minded President Tsai Ing-wen's bid for re-election in Taiwan's presidential election in Januar…READ FULL ARTICLE