#日媒: The Chinese and Russian fleets basically circle the Japanese archipelago #
Text/Junjian
Japan has been shouting again recently, and the Japanese Ministry of Defense's Unified Staff Supervision Department claimed that the four ships led by the Chinese Navy's 055 Lhasa ship have been circling "half of Japan" in a week, while the five ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet have also circled around Japan in half a circle.
(The Japanese Ministry of Defense's Unified Staff Supervision Department monitors the activities of the Chinese fleet)
The "tacit understanding" voyage of the Sino-Russian fleet has also triggered speculation in some media, and some media believe that the Chinese and Russian warships are "divided into four roads to encircle Japan" and believe that this kind of sailing activity will be "normalized" in the future.
In fact, it is a common thing for ships to sail out to sea, and the US fleet still rests inside the Japanese home every day. When the Chinese and Russian fleets came out for a walk, Japan could not sit still.
The fleet voyages of China and Russia may not be aimed at Japan, but the problem of Japan's "work" does really exist, and China and Russia will certainly not be accustomed to Japan.
(Japan "secretly photographs" the Chinese fleet)
Just look at Japan's recent series of moves to see how ambitious this "low-key" island nation is now.
According to the Global Times, NATO has invited Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue, Australian Prime Minister Albanese and New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern to attend the NATO summit in Spain this month, all of which are NATO's "partners". As the Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida will consider that when the time comes, he will promote the talks between the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, in fact, to engage in a small circle similar to the "four-party mechanism between the United States, Japan, India, and Australia", and there is no doubt that Japan wants to play the role of "bellwether".
(Fumio Kishida)
Furthermore, Japan's actions have at least three main purposes.
First, as the media said, Japan's move is obviously aimed at cooperating with the United States in engaging in the so-called "free and open Indo-Pacific concept," and the "Indo-Pacific strategy" of the United States is aimed at China.
Last month, Biden made a special trip to Japan and announced in Tokyo the launch of the "Indo-Pacific Economic Framework" (IPEF), which includes 13 countries, including the United States, Japan, India and Australia, which excludes China, Asia's largest economy, which shows its true intentions.
At that time, the United States, Japan, India, and Australia also held so-called quadrilateral security talks, which were also insinuated in circles and innuendos hostile to China.
The last time Biden went to Japan to "arrange a mission", this time Kishida naturally wanted to go to the NATO summit to "accept the name", it can be said that the United States and Japan are "one song and one harmony", and everyone understands what they think in their hearts.
(U.S.-Japan-India-Australia Quadrilateral Summit)
Second, Kishida wants Japan to "play a role," and Japan wants to be the "Asianization of NATO."
Kishida also visited Britain in May and concocted rules for "mutual access" between the Self-Defense Forces and the British army. Kishida hyped up the strange remark that "East Asia may repeat the Ukrainian crisis", intentionally or unintentionally creating crisis tensions.
In fact, NATO regards Japan and other countries as Asian "partner countries", that is, it has a tendency to "Asianize". South Korea's National Intelligence Service has recognized it as the first Asian member of NATO's "Center of Excellence for Cooperative Cyber Defense," which is a direct sign. Since South Korea has acted, Japan certainly does not want to fall behind, so Japan jumps up and down in an attempt to draw the evil waters of NATO to Asia.
This time, Japan wants to hold a "four-nation summit" between Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, and obviously has similar intentions, that is, to build a "branch" for the United States and NATO in Asia.
(Kishida and Johnson perform eating Fukushima popcorn together)
Third, Japan may want to echo the "Five Eyes Alliance" and be the "Sixth Eye."
The Five Eyes alliance is a "global matrix" led by the United States, an intelligence network that collects intelligence all over the world, and Japan has long been considered to be the "sixth eye" of the "Five Eyes Alliance".
This time, Japan will follow the example of the United States in conducting a new "four-party summit", of which Australia and New Zealand are actually members of the "Five Eyes Alliance". And if you count the "sixth eye" of Japan, it is a proper "Five Eyes Alliance" branch.
Japan obviously also wants to gain "recognition" from the United States by helping the United States "expand" the intelligence network, and takes the opportunity to seek the United States to "turn a blind eye" to some of its actions.
("Five Eyes Alliance")
After all, behind all this, there is an even bigger conspiracy in Japan.
Japan has recently made two more moves that cannot but be taken seriously.
First, Japan is taking advantage of the Ukrainian crisis to prepare for a frenzied expansion of its armaments. According to the plan of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, in the next five years, Japan will increase its defense expenditure from 1% to 2% of GDP, that is, Japan's defense expenditure will enter the "10 trillion era". Just imagine, with the current level of military expenditure, Japan has been able to form the world's leading army, land and sea self-defense force, if the Japanese military expenditure is doubled, then Japan will be more ambitious. Japan itself was a defeated country in World War II, and its motives were very dangerous.
(Kishida Review Self-Defense Force)
Second, Japan has once again pressed the acceleration button of "constitutional revision." At present, during the summer election period of the Japanese House of Councillors, Japan's Kyodo News Agency distributed a questionnaire to the candidates for the House of Councillors election, and the results showed that of the 427 respondents, 50.1% of the respondents agreed to Kishida's revision of the peace constitution, and the proportion of opponents was 46.6%, and the "constitution" of the Self-Defense Forces was the "top priority". Toshimitsu Motegi, secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, claimed that the LDP side hopes to achieve the goal of "constitutional amendment" at an early date after the election of the Japanese House of Councillors. Obviously, the opposition of the Japanese people has been ignored, and Japan is now determined to promote the "revision of the constitution", and its ultimate intention may be to completely change Japan's status as a defeated country and let Japan get rid of the "shackles of peace", and Japan will regain the military and war power.
(Toshimitsu Motegi)
Combined with Japan's various flattery to the United States and Japan's own series of actions, it is not difficult to see that Japan is no longer satisfied with being a thug of the United States, but wants to "do a big job" on its own.
Therefore, Japan has recently launched attacks on China and Russia on various occasions at the same time, which is not simply to curry favor with the United States. In fact, Japan is emulating the United States. The United States provokes trouble and chaos by "creating enemies" and takes advantage of the opportunity to profit from them. Nowadays, Japan has also learned this set, in order to create panic, Japan has even repeatedly provoked the red line between China and Russia, which is to "pave the way" for Japan's conspiracy.
(Japan is accelerating the modification of the Kaga)
At the end of the day, Japan is now a hot-headed person. Public opinion believes that Japan is becoming more and more impulsive, and if necessary, the international community needs to give Japan a basin of cold water to make it sober and sober.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, and Chinese Ambassador to Japan Kong Xuanyou also said earlier that Japan should not go black on the road of Japan-US alliance, nor should it work only a few partner and comrade countries. It is hoped that the Japanese side will maintain its strategic autonomy, display its farsightedness and wisdom, and especially balance its relations with China and the United States, so that it can take the road wider and wider.
I hope that Japan will be sober, be able to listen to the golden and jade words of the Chinese side, and not take the wrong road.