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[Global Network Report Reporter Kang Bohao] Japanese politicians pity traitors?
The island's pro-green media "Liberty Times" today reprinted Japanese media sources saying that near the first anniversary of Lee Teng-hui's sacrifice, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the Japanese media on the 28th that "there is no political leader in the world who thinks so much about Japan as Lee Teng-hui, and if circumstances permit, he very much thinks of Lee Teng-hui's grave worship."
Screenshot of a report by Taiwan's Liberty Times
Taiwan's provincial green media quoted Japanese media reports that Abe visited Taiwan in 1994 when he was the LDP youth bureau chief, when he first met with Lee Teng-hui, and there have been many exchanges between the two sides since then.
Mr. Abe recalled in an interview that without Lee Teng-hui, he felt it might be dangerous whether Taiwan could continue to maintain its current position. According to the report, regarding the future of Japan-Taiwan relations, which Lee Teng-hui attaches great importance to, Abe said that Japan and Taiwan have a sense of closeness to each other, and the two sides are a "special relationship." Shinzo Abe proposed the idea of a "free and open Indo-Pacific" during his presidency, claiming that the top line of the Cold War had shifted from Europe to the Pacific with the rise of China, and that The Taiwan region was geopolitically important.
Shinzo Abe (left) and Lee Teng-hui (right)
Inside Japan, Abe is currently facing a number of scandals, with rumors suggesting that he is at risk of being prosecuted. After Abe's interview was released, Some Japanese netizens set up a post on the Internet forum that read "Abe, Outlaw Taiwan".
Screenshot of a post by Japanese netizens establishing "Abe, Outlaw Taiwan"
Some netizens sarcastically said, "Abe is about to be arrested, so he is ready to escape." ↓
Some netizens mentioned, "Even in Taiwan, Abe is not particularly popular." ↓
In Taiwan Province, some netizens ridiculed Lee Teng-hui as "too pro-Japanese." Some people say, "If he falls into the ground, it is time for him to return to his motherland." ↓
Some Taiwan netizens asked, "Can Lee Teng-hui be moved to Japan?" ”↓
According to previous reports, after stepping down as Japanese prime minister, Abe not only revealed that he visited the Yasukuni Shrine, but also entrusted people to read eulogies at Lee Teng-hui's "memorial farewell service." Taiwan's "United News Network" reported that Lee Teng-hui's "Memorial Farewell Service" was held on the morning of September 19, 2020, and at Lee Teng-hui's "Memorial Farewell Service," "Representative of the Taipei Office of the Japan Taiwan Exchange Association, Izumi Yutai read out Shinzo Abe's eulogy.
Lee Teng-hui died of illness on July 30, 2020. Regarding Lee Teng-hui's illness and death, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on 31 July that I saw this news. What I want to emphasize is that "Taiwan independence" is a dead end that will not work. The general historical trend of national reunification and national rejuvenation cannot be stopped by anyone and any force.