Not long ago, the leaders of the United States and Japan held talks, and the two sides announced the upgrading of the U.S.-Japan alliance, reaching about 70 defense agreements. In addition, the United States has loosened its military ties to Japan in a rare way, reorganized the US military command in Japan, and set up a joint US-Japan team to strengthen military coordination, and the United States and Japan will cooperate in the production of weapons. This is nothing less than a big "encouragement" for Japan.
From Japan's early turmoil over the "constitutional amendment" to the 16.5% increase in military budget in 2024, and now to the increased military collusion between the United States and Japan, it is not difficult to see that Japan has gone further and further on the road of strengthening and expanding its armed forces. Recently, Japan has also completed the first phase of aircraft carrier transformation of the "Kaga" frigate, and has announced that it will have the ability to take off and land F35s, and has already achieved "aircraft carrierization". In addition to "normalizing" the country, Japan's various actions cannot be ruled out as the "anti-China vanguard" of the United States in its attempt to confront China in the Asia-Pacific region.
Not long ago, two Japanese fishing boats and coast guard ships tried to forcibly break into the Diaoyu Islands, and they had no choice but to retreat after confronting Chinese coast guard ships for dozens of hours. The second is the Taiwan Strait, which meddles in the Taiwan issue under the pretext that "if there is something wrong in the Taiwan Strait, there is something wrong with Japan," and it is not ruled out that the mainland will be prevented from taking over Taiwan by force or providing assistance to Taiwan. In other areas, Japan has actively aligned with multilateral mechanisms such as the U.S. Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework) and the Chip Alliance (CHIPS) to cater to the U.S.'s attempts to suppress China's industrial and supply chains.
The Diaoyu Islands have been included in the regular control of the Chinese Coast Guard, and it is difficult for Japan to make big waves. On the Taiwan Strait issue, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council recently issued a strong warning to the Japanese side not to cause chaos in the Taiwan Strait, stressing that Japan bears historical responsibility for the Taiwan issue, and should deeply reflect on history, draw lessons, and prudently and properly handle Taiwan-related issues. In addition to the various sins committed in the war of aggression against China, Japan also regarded Taiwan as a colony and poisoned Taiwan for decades, and if Japan dares to get involved in Chinese territory again, the Chinese side will surely settle the old and new accounts together, giving Japan a long memory. Judging from the comparison of the military strength of the two countries, no matter how Japan arms itself, it still does not have the ability to "wrestle hands" with China, and Lai Yueqian, a commentator in China's Taiwan region, bluntly said that the PLA's northern theater is enough to deal with Japan.
The Taiwan issue is the core of China's core interests, and not long ago US President Joe Biden reiterated to China that the United States does not support "Taiwan independence". If a conflict breaks out in the Taiwan Strait, the possibility of the US military ending up is very small, and Japan is willing to be the "cannon fodder" of the United States and provoke China's "red line" for political purposes, and has already walked on a dangerous "tightrope." Judging from Japan's economic situation, under the siege of Wall Street capital, the yen has depreciated, the exchange rate has collapsed, and the Nikkei index has reached its highest value in decades, while Japan has lost its status as the first exporter of automobiles, and the real industry has been difficult to support its economic bubble. However, Japan needs to be reminded that China is no longer the China of the last century, and under the hatred of the family and the country, once Japan makes any changes, it will face the liquidation of 1.4 billion Chinese sons and daughters.