The 10th Xiangshan Forum: General Zhang Youxia attended on behalf of the mainland
The mainland successfully hosted the 10th Xiangshan Forum from October 29 to 31, this time in an offline mode. At the opening ceremony, the main representatives of various countries gathered together and took a group photo. However, as the host, the mainland has attracted widespread attention from the outside world because of the current vacancy in the post of defense minister, which makes people wonder who will represent the mainland at this forum.
As can be seen from the group photo, our representative is standing in the middle of the first row, and it is the old general Zhang Youxia. At present, General Zhang Lao is serving as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission and is over 73 years old. He was awarded the rank of Army General in 2011. In addition to General Zhang, there were other relevant people in the military field on the mainland who participated in the group photo. Representatives of various countries gathered together to make suggestions for military development and global peace and stability.
In addition to participating in the group photo, before the opening ceremony, General Zhang Youxia also had face-to-face talks with representatives of more than one country, which lasted for different lengths. The main targets of General Zhang's meeting included defense ministers from Burma, Vietnam, Belarus, and other countries.
When the post of defense minister was temporarily vacant, veteran General Zhang Youxia stepped forward and contributed his strength to the forum and to the mainland's national defense cause. Since October 28, General Zhang has had little leisure and has been participating in various activities.
The 10th Xiangshan Forum will last about three days and will be attended by many countries, most of which are developing countries, especially small and medium-sized countries. These countries rarely have the opportunity to speak out on the international stage, but the Xiangshan Forum held on the mainland provides them with an equal opportunity to participate.
The convening of this forum is expected to build a broader platform for exchanges and cooperation among countries and jointly promote global peace and development. As a representative of the mainland, General Zhang Youxia will contribute to the success of the forum with his rich experience and wisdom, demonstrating the important role and responsibility of the mainland in international affairs.
The Sino-Japanese Xiangshan Forum was fiercely contested, and Chinese scholars: Japan wanted to "teach a lesson" to China, but it did not accept it
While this important international conference was essential for promoting cooperation and understanding, it was regrettable that some bad motives also permeated it. According to a report by Huanqiu.com, a fierce confrontation took place between China and Japan at the first breakout session of the Xiangshan Forum, the "Security Trends and Shaping in Northeast Asia" event. A statement by a Japanese scholar who ignored the facts aroused the indignation of Chinese scholars, and the Chinese scholars, having been given the opportunity to speak, chose to respond to the erroneous remarks of Japanese scholars.
The first speaker was Masayuki Masuda, director of the Asia-Africa Studies Department of the Japan Institute for National Defense. It is worth noting that the Japan Defense Research Institute enjoys the reputation of the "Japan RAND Corporation" in Japan, it is a direct agency of the Japanese Ministry of Defense, under the leadership of the Japanese Minister of Defense, and the director and deputy director are directly appointed by the Japanese Minister of Defense. As Japan is eager to "go out" in the military field, they frequently ask the Japan Defense Research Institute to provide high-quality research reports.
Since 2016, in response to China's rapid rise, the Japan Institute for Defense Studies has set up a special "China Research Office", which is part of the "Regional Research Department", and except for the "China Research Office", the other research laboratories have been named "Asia-Africa Research Laboratory" and "European, American, and Russian Research Laboratory", etc., without specifying the name of the country. However, Masayuki Masuda, who spoke this time, had previously worked as an expert on China issues at the "China Research Office".
However, judging from the content of his speech, Masayuki Masuda's view still continues the US position, blaming China for the root cause of regional security problems. In addition, Japan is trying to portray itself as an "order-maker" and "order-keeper" in the Asia-Pacific region, asserting its presence in the Asia-Pacific region by strengthening its military power and expanding its international influence.
Yang Xuguang, senior adviser to the China Society for International Strategic Studies, happened to be sitting on Masayuki Masuda's left, and after listening to the speeches of the Japanese scholars, Yang Xuguang did not immediately speak according to the draft of his speech, but responded to the Japanese scholars according to the views put forward by the Japanese side.
Yang Xuguang said that in the past few decades, Japan has been impatient to teach us a lesson, and we basically cannot accept it in terms of emotion, legal theory and reason. In modern times, Japan not only invaded Chinese mainland, but also colonized Taiwan for 50 years. Despite Japan's defeat after the war, Masayuki Masuda's speech was clearly intended to revive the old dream of a "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere." Japan believes that the current game between China and the United States is a rare opportunity.
Yang Xuguang pointed out that there is psychological distress in Japan, and they are addicted to the illusion that "China is weak and Japan is strong" in the past, and they cannot extricate themselves. Especially with the rapid development of China's overall power and the fact that it has made great strides over Japan, the Japanese have become more psychologically unbalanced and have developed some angry feelings, which is unfavorable.
Of course, China sincerely hopes to continue to maintain good-neighborly, friendly, and cooperative relations with Japan, and is particularly looking forward to making joint efforts with Japanese friends. If cooperation is not feasible, at least sit down and negotiate amicably to resolve the issue with peace of mind.
The Japanese people's penchant for "dreaming" can be traced back to the fact that after the end of World War II, Japan did not engage in the same thorough rethinking as Germany. Germany engaged in a "German-style anti-war" and reflected on why it started the war, while Japan's "Japanese-style anti-war" basically only reflected on why it had failed.
Therefore, a very peculiar phenomenon appeared in Japan after World War II, that is, the more anti-war it was, the more belligerent it became, and the more they thought that they did not make mistakes in World War II, but they did not play well. Therefore, we can see that in the game between China and the United States, Japan is very active, almost competing to become an accomplice of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region.