I have to say that Japan has been very non-stop recently.
One thing after another, one by one.
First of all, Kishida's visit to the United States.
A visit to the United States is normal, but the content of a visit to the United States is unusual.
According to Western media reports, the United States and Japan will sign a "historic" agreement in Washington to carry out the largest upgrade of the Japan-US Security Treaty.
How to upgrade?
This includes, but is not limited to, the reorganization of the U.S. Forces Command in Japan, the strengthening of U.S.-Japan operational planning, and the coordination of exercises.
In short, the upgraded Japan-US alliance will transform from a defensive alliance to an offensive and defensive alliance.
Which is the imaginary enemy?
We don't have to shy away from China.
The second thing is the trilateral summit of the United States, Japan and the Philippines.
For the first time in history.
According to Deputy Secretary of State Campbell, the "No. 2 man" in the United States, "the three countries will have an unprecedented trilateral engagement, and I don't want to say too quickly, but you will see that the three countries are committed to closer coordination and engagement on the South China Sea issue......
Attention to the South Seas!
Everyone knows that the Philippines has been making various small moves recently.
But behind the Philippines, it is mainly the United States and Japan.
Now, the United States and Japan are using this trilateral summit to cheer up the Philippines.
The third thing is the quadripartite military exercises.
When: April 7.
Location: Nanhai.
Participants: United States, Japan, Australia and Philippines.
This is also the first time that the four countries have held joint military exercises in the South China Sea. According to Japan's Kyodo News Agency, Japan, the United States and Australia "intend to demonstrate solidarity with the Philippines."
What solidarity?
It is more about inciting and agitating and instigating.
Therefore, we have seen that on the same day, our Southern Theater publicly announced: On 7 April, the Southern Theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army will organize a joint naval and air combat patrol in the South China Sea. All military activities that disrupt the South China Sea and create hot spots are under control.
Especially the latter sentence, to the point. Directivity, at a glance.
第四件事,加入AUKUS。
The triangular relationship and the four-cornered relationship are not enough, and Japan is also planning to join AUKUS (the United States, Britain and Australia alliance, nicknamed Australia Crying to Death).
On April 9, at the press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, there was such a Q&A.
Reuters: Recently, it was reported that AUKUS is about to start formal talks on admitting new members, including Japan. Has China taken note of the relevant reports and has you responded to them?
Spokesperson Mao Ning: We have noted relevant reports. Ignoring the widespread concerns of regional countries and the international community about the risk of nuclear proliferation, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia have continuously signaled the expansion of the so-called "trilateral security partnership", lured some countries into joining the partnership, intensified the arms race in the Asia-Pacific region, and undermined regional peace and stability. China is gravely concerned about this......
Fifth, military spending is swelling rapidly.
Not long ago, Japan officially adopted its 2024 annual budget, in which defense spending reached 7.95 trillion yen, or about 410 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.9%, a record high.
That's an increase of 16.9%!
If this growth rate is China, you can imagine how the West will render it?
Don't forget, Japan is a defeated country, with historical original sins and a pacifist constitution.
In the words of the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "[Japan's] pursuit of a breakthrough in military development cannot but make its Asian neighbors and the international community strongly question whether Japan is truly committed to defending itself and adhering to the path of peaceful development." ”
Of course, there is still a lot going on in Japan.
For example, China is stepping up efforts to convert some civilian airports into military ones, relaxing restrictions on arms exports, setting up an anti-ship missile wing in Okinawa, and making irresponsible remarks on the Taiwan issue......
I saw a recent Japanese comment and said: Japan is reshaping its national defense, and this is a historic change......
However, Asian countries that have suffered Japanese aggression have no choice but to be vigilant.
What does Japan want to do?
Finally, what do you think?
Let's go three points.
First, we have to be vigilant.
Be vigilant against Japan's movements, against Japan's wolf ambitions, and against the dregs of Japanese militarism.
In this world, you can't have the heart to harm people, and you can't have the heart to prevent people.
Especially for Japan.
Second, we must be more self-confident and self-reliant.
I have to say that Japan's various moves, in the final analysis, are aimed at China. For China and for China's rejuvenation, Japan has a knot in its heart, but it is even more lost.
It must be noted that today's China is not the China of the past. China and Japan are neighbors who can't move away. Is it in Japan's national interest to saddle up the United States and make enemies of China everywhere?
Japan really needs to think calmly.
Third, we must have a long-term vision.
The road of life, at a critical time, is only a few steps.
The same is true of the country!
I always believe that the future world competition will not only be competition between countries, but also competition between regions. Europe has the European Union, North America has the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and East Asia? ASEAN is too small, and China, Japan, and South Korea should join hands all the more.
China and Japan should be friends, and preferably friends. Achieving this is for the overall interests of the two countries, and it should be said that it surpasses the 100 Nobel Peace Prizes.
In Japan now, I feel that my eyes are being blinded by emotions, and I am going all the way to the dark.
Of course, I also feel that verbal abuse and intimidation are not fights. Japan needs to reflect on the profound lessons of history. Both China and Japan need to be calm, and the more angry they are, the more they must be calm. How to fight a snake and hit seven inches, how to eliminate the barriers in my heart, and how to best benefit the interests of the country......
This is a difficult task, but the masterful diplomacy of great powers is to turn a strong enemy into a friend.
Japan, where to go, think twice!