TO COUNTER CHINESE INFLUENCE, JAPAN AIMS FOR TOP UN POSITIONS

HIGHLIGHTS

• To counter the increasing influence of China, Japan is making efforts to fill crucial UN positions with Japanese nationals.
• Akira Amari-led group is working on a proposal to bring the nomination process.
• As many Chinese occupy high-ranking positions in UN, UN does the bidding of China every now and then. Japan is trying to change that.

The Japanese government....