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China and Japan renewed their relations.
This visit by the Chinese side to Japan can be described as giving Kishida the "face he wants", and the PLA will stay for seven days.
What kind of signal does China's visit to Japan send?
"Renewing the relationship"
Twenty Chinese colonel-level officers visited Japan from May 14 to May 20.
According to a report by Japan's Kyodo News Agency on May 11, the Chinese military officers went to Japan to talk with the officers of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and visit the bases of the Japanese Air Force and the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
But in fact, after a three-year hiatus due to the new crown epidemic, after the visit of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces delegation to China in July 2023, this is another "continuation of the frontier" between China and Japan.
Naturally, under the current tense situation in the international situation, further actions by China and Japan have made the outside world think deeply, at least sending a signal that both China and Japan are willing to further strengthen defense exchanges and enhance mutual trust.
But if there is anyone who gets the most dignity in this "Sino-Japanese exchange", it has to be Kishida.
In fact, Japan's current life in the international community is not easy, and the first thing that bears the brunt of this is Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated water, although the Japanese government has stressed several times that Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated water does not affect human health and human daily life.
However, it is clear that the news of excessive radioactivity in fish has been detected in Japan is untenable, not to mention that there are still Japanese people who have gathered to protest against Japan's "unnatural" behavior of continuing to discharge nuclear wastewater.
On May 7 this year, Japan's fifth discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into the sea has ended, and about 7,800 tons of nuclear-contaminated water have been discharged in 17 days, and according to Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company, this is only the first discharge in Japan in 2024.
In terms of expectations alone, Japan will discharge nuclear-contaminated water into the sea seven times by March 2025, and the total discharge is expected to be about 54,600 tons.
Ignoring the condemnation of the international community, Japan's insistence on discharging nuclear-contaminated water has aroused the dissatisfaction of many countries in the world.
However, this is only one thing, and the second is that the ambition of the Kishida government is not small, and since Fumio Kishida took office, Japan's security policy has "changed again and again".
Fumio Kishida has tried several times to break through the constraints of the "Peace Constitution", and since the end of 2022, the Kishida government has repeatedly forcibly adopted three security policy documents: the new version of the National Security Strategy, the National Defense Strategy, and the Defense Force Rearmament Plan.
One of the obvious intentions is that the Kishida government is trying to seek "the ability to attack enemy bases."
Even in the face of opposition from Japan's own people, the Kishida government still insisted, and from December 2023 to March this year, the Kishida government once again released a message to allow Japan to export fighter jets and other lethal finished weapons to third countries.
Even the Kishida government is trying to expand its military power with the help of military alliances, except for the United States and the Philippines, and its ambitions are even more extended to NATO, ready to engage in bloc confrontation.
Japan, which has tried to bring instability to the Asia-Pacific region several times, has become the target of criticism from many countries, and the Kishida government is inseparable from this.
It just so happened that at a time when Japan's "international reputation" was not good, China and Japan were "renewing their frontiers" and signaling good relations with China, a big country in the East, and Japan naturally gained back face.
So we are "willingly used" to put on Kishida's face? Not really.
The Chinese side is full of sincerity and gives Japan a chance
Taking a practical overview of today's Sino-Japanese relations, it is not difficult to understand that it is in the end that China's comprehensive national strength is stronger, and the reason why we agreed to the dialogue between the officers of the Chinese and Japanese armed forces this time is actually giving Japan an opportunity to "correct its deviations."
Japan has followed the United States in trying to intervene in China's internal affairs not once or twice, and has even openly "clamored" to China for fear of not knowing Japan's intentions toward Taiwan.
On May 9, Tsai Ing-wen presented the so-called "Taiwan-Japan Relations" medal to former Japanese ambassador to China Hideo Tarui in Taipei to express her gratitude to Hideo Taruchi, whose so-called contribution to Taiwan was refuted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Hideo Tarui openly stated that the so-called "heart-to-hand connection" between Taiwan and Japan is clearly revealing his intentions, which shows a provocation against China.
Japan's behavior is not the only one, as it has joined forces with the United States and the Philippines in an attempt to meddle in the South China Sea, and from time to time it has intervened in the Taiwan issue.
And in 2023, the postponement of the planned visit to Japan by Chinese military generals scheduled for mid-to-late September has led to speculation.
Although it is said that the defense exchanges between the two sides have always been determined through consultation between the two sides in accordance with their respective work arrangements, many foreign media regard the "postponement" as the result of the controversy caused by Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated water.
On the one hand, the Chinese side agreed to dialogue with Japanese military officers again to stabilize the peace of the Asia-Pacific region and ensure the security around China, after all, the Kishida government's breakthrough of the "peace constitution" has caused dissatisfaction in the northeastern Asia-Pacific region.
This is to stabilize the security situation in the Asia-Pacific region, and the second is to give Japan a full opportunity; at this time, Japan has a bad reputation in the international community, and if Japan takes the opportunity to repair Sino-Japanese relations and stop provoking China at this time, our side will naturally give it a step.
However, if Japan still insists on going its own way, China, as a major country, will naturally be "not able to be polite, and the soldiers will be served."
And Kishida is also a smart person, since the Chinese side has agreed to exchange with Japan, it is clear which is right and which is wrong, and Japan chooses to ignore the so-called invitation to Japanese officials by Lai Qingde of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to take office.
However, at this time, Japan is in a hurry to show goodwill to China, and it is only a superficial move, as for whether the Kishida government is sincere, it will be clear after China and Japan "continue the frontier" this time.
If Kishida's "face" is given by the Chinese side this time, but the other party is ignorant and still creates incidents around China, naturally, face can be given or dismissed, depending on what Kishida does.
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