Recently, Ryukyu Governor Danny Yucheng's series of behaviors during his visit to Beijing have attracted widespread attention from domestic and foreign media. As the number one figure in Ryukyu, this is also the third time that Danny Yucheng has visited China, and he came to China this time with two main requests and expectations. Combined with the visit of Ryukyu Governor Denny Yucheng to China, the use of "Chinese incense" instead of "Japanese incense" and the act of paying homage to the cemetery site of the Ryukyu Kingdom in Beijing also successfully hit the pain point of the Japanese side.
(Danny Yucheng led a delegation to pay homage to the Ryukyu Kingdom ruins in Tongzhou, Beijing)
Regarding the request of the Yucheng Danny delegation to come to China this time, there are mainly two aspects, and this was clearly informed before he arrived in Beijing. The first is to hope that the Chinese side can further relax the visa regime for Ryukyu tourists visiting China and enhance mutual trust between the two sides. In addition, he cordially invited Chinese civil society organizations and people of insight to attend the seminar in Ryukyu. It can be seen that Denny Yucheng has great hopes for strengthening the connection between Beijing and Ryukyu.
It is worth mentioning that the delegation of Tamaki Danny to China reached about 80 people, including not only representatives of important officials of Ryukyu, but also representatives of the Ryukyu business community headed by Yohei Kono, chairman of the Japan Council for the Promotion of International Trade. Obviously, Danny Yucheng's visit to China is not only concerned with establishing dialogue channels with China, but also focusing on economic trade and promoting exchanges and cooperation with China. It can be seen that Ryukyu's exchanges with China are becoming more and more active.
(Ryukyu people: We are not Japanese, we are Ryukyuan people)
In addition, Tamaki Danny expressed his dissatisfaction with the fact that the US military had strengthened its military presence in Ryukyu. In fact, although Ryukyu is now "administered by Japan", 70% of the Japanese military is now stationed in Ryukyu, and the US military in Japan has been granted extraterritoriality, so its military activities not only seriously affect the normal life of the Ryukyu people, but also to a large extent push the Ryukyu people to the forefront of the war. Moreover, in recent times, Sino-Japanese relations have also deteriorated sharply because the Japanese government first followed the United States in foreign policy, designated China as a "major strategic station" in the diplomatic blue paper, and since then repeatedly made inappropriate remarks on core issues such as China, including the Taiwan issue. Based on this fact, Danny Yucheng's second request for this visit to China is to keep in touch with all countries.
(The Ryukyu Kingdom has been a vassal of China since ancient times)
In order to achieve this goal, in April this year, Danny Yucheng made a major decision, that is, to announce the establishment of a regional diplomatic office. Obviously, Ryukyu has now placed itself in opposition to Japan's extreme politicians, and this is bound to be suppressed by the Kishida government. Therefore, before his visit to China, Danny Yucheng specifically mentioned that he would plan many projects using Ryukyu as a bridge. On the afternoon of the 4th of this month, Danny Yucheng led a delegation to Tongzhou, Beijing, where there are the ruins of the cemetery of the Kingdom of Endeavor. "I want to express my gratitude to my ancestors who are buried here," said Danny Tamagi, at the ruins of the Ryukyu cemetery. In addition, he also stressed that "in the future, Ryukyu will continue to strengthen close ties with China."
(Fumio Kishida chose to follow the United States in China policy)
In addition, at the worship site, the incense used by Danny Tamagoshi has also attracted attention. It should be known that there is a big difference between Chinese incense and Japanese native incense, and the incense used by Denny Yucheng belongs to "Chinese incense". This is because since the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Ryukyu Kingdom has been a vassal state of China, so Chinese ancient incense is also widely spread in Ryukyu. And Denny Yucheng's use of "Chinese incense" this time also shows its rich connotation, in addition to remembering his ancestors, Danny Yucheng is probably also expressing his own demands, that is, hoping that Ryukyu can become independent as soon as possible.
Of course, the fact that the Ryukyu region did not belong to Japan was already made clear in the Potsdam Proclamation. Japan's territory is limited to Kyushu, Japan, Shikoku, and Hokkaido. Japan's current control over Ryukyu is mainly due to the fact that after the war, the United States gave Japan a private concession to the Ryukyu region in order to achieve the purpose of monitoring China. Therefore, the Kishida administration knew better than anyone the fact that Ryukyu did not belong to Japan. In addition, the voice of the Ryukyu people calling for independence has become louder and louder in recent years, so this time Denny Yucheng led a group of representatives to visit China and "find roots" in Beijing, which undoubtedly reached the pain point of the Japanese side.