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On June 21, 2023, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Didban gathered to discuss issues in the current international landscape in Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital. During the talks, Kishi used implicit language to conduct in-depth discussions on the East and South China Sea issues, in an attempt to consolidate relations with Cambodia as a counterweight to China's rise.
At the beginning of the talks, Kishi gently led to the current high-profile Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and praised Cambodia's statement on the international stage with his subtle words. He combined the situation in Ukraine with the inextricable link between Asia-Europe security and sought Cambodia to demonstrate preparedness and action in its role as chair of ASEAN. Nobuo Kishi's conversation was like a breeze, silently leading his thoughts.
In this dialogue, although Kishi did not explicitly mention China, she seemed to follow her. The Russia-Ukraine crisis has intensified, the United States and its allies have imposed suppression and sanctions on Russia, and at the same time, the West has not stopped targeting China, especially the Taiwan issue. However, we need to realize that the Taiwan issue is different from the Ukraine crisis, the former is China's internal affair, and the international consensus is clear, and it is not tolerant of interference by others. Despite their rhetoric, Western politicians know that they cannot set foot on China's bottom line. Therefore, Kishi's attempt to act on this subject in a few words is actually delusional.
However, Kishi's thoughts did not stop there. He suddenly threw out startling rhetoric, claiming that China is increasing its presence in the maritime domain and creating so-called "threats" in the East and South China Seas. He stressed that no country should be allowed to unilaterally change the status quo on its own. Kishi intends to use the Southeast Asian country of Cambodia as a help to jointly contain China.
However, using Cambodia as a pawn against China, Japan seems to have failed to fully understand its historically close Sino-Cambodian friendship. In recent years, China-Cambodia relations have become increasingly close, especially when the new crown epidemic is raging, the two countries have helped each other to overcome the difficulties. Prime Minister Hun Sen personally went to China to honor the "most handsome retrograde", showing the depth of friendship between the two countries. In the early days of the outbreak, Cambodia quickly extended a helping hand to Wuhan, demonstrating the supremacy of friendship. When Cambodia was plagued by the epidemic, China sent medical experts and anti-epidemic materials to selflessly assist. China's vaccine aid is a profound expression of friendship.
The crystallization of China-Cambodia friendship is not only reflected in epidemic assistance. Cambodia is developing day by day, and China's assistance has not only been significant in the field of infrastructure, but also achieved remarkable results in economic exchanges and cultural inheritance. However, Kishi ignored these realities and tried to pull Cambodia in an anti-China direction from a unilateral perspective, which is undoubtedly a mistake in judgment.
In fact, not only Cambodia, but also China's influence in Asia is becoming increasingly pronounced. Japanese media believe that China's rise has dominated Asia's future. China has not only made efforts in the economic field, but also achieved increasingly outstanding achievements in politics, science and technology, military and culture, constantly surpassing itself. As a developed country in Asia, Japan can carry out in-depth cooperation with China through fair dialogue. However, Kishi seems to have failed to seize this opportunity and instead chose to manipulate international affairs behind his back, raising doubts about his integrity.
To sum up, Kishi's statement not only reveals Japan's attitude on the international political stage, but also exposes some of its miscalculations in regional affairs. The historical depth of China-Cambodia friendly relations and the practical results of mutually beneficial cooperation will not be easily shaken by Kishi's words. Japan, on the other hand, sincerely wishes to play a constructive role in Asian affairs, should abandon manipulation and misdirection and move toward the right path.
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