In December, the Cabinet approved three key strategy documents that serve as the basis for Âé¶¹´«Ã½ national security and defense policies for the next decade.

With the documents, the government decided to drastically strengthen its defense power within five years, increase defense spending to 2% of gross domestic product and acquire a long-range counterstrike capability, marking an unparalleled watershed in Âé¶¹´«Ã½ postwar history.

It is not clear, however, what has actually been changed in Âé¶¹´«Ã½ national strategy.