There is an idiom in "Lü's Spring and Autumn" to cover his ears and steal the bell, and a person who steals the bell is afraid of the bell ringing, so he blocks his ears and feels that he can't hear it, and others can't hear it. In reality, which thief would do such a stupid thing? Needless to say, on the international stage, Japan can.
On July 13, Japan issued a "White Paper on Defense," in which Taiwan was first mentioned, claiming that the Taiwan issue involved Japan's national security and that it was interfering in China's internal affairs under the banner of maintaining stability and protecting Taiwan. After the Diaoyu Dao incident, Japan began to test on the verge of death, what exactly was its intention? Let Xiaobian take you to take a good look at the small abacus behind Japan.
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Distorted national character
Japan is a country with a distorted character, and this distortion is reflected in its attitude toward its own sins and its double standards towards itself and others. This country full of contradictions will do shameless ugly things for its own selfishness, and it will also hide its unbearable side in false lies because of the culture of shame and the extreme importance of dignity.
In the 1870s, After practicing western studies hard, Japan, which had been cannon fodder for many years, searched for the object of gas. At this time, the neighboring China is rich in land, but still holding a cold weapon in his hand, which in Japan's eyes is simply fat meat to the mouth. Therefore, Japan immediately targeted the nearby Taiwan as the target of aggression.
Obviously, they were despicable "invaders," but Japan wanted to trumpet justice for the Ryukyu islanders who had a dispute with the island of Taiwan, completely ignoring its recent coercion of the Ryukyu Kingdom to pay tribute. Morality, instead of being used by Japan to restrain itself, has become its self-serving tool.
When in 1894, when civil unrest broke out in Korea and the local government was powerless to stop it, Japan once again stood on the moral high ground and drove the Qing government to invade Korea, and then in the name of protecting the overseas Chinese, it sent troops to Korea. After the end of the civil unrest, North Korea found itself luring wolves into the house, and could only ask the Qing government to help drive away the dead-faced Japan. At this time, Japan instead misinterpreted China's aid as obstructing Korean reforms and launched the Sino-Japanese War on this ground.
Under the tide of militarism, the Japanese fascists launched a war of aggression against China in 1931. Throughout, Japan has never repented of its crimes, and it is known in its name: this is Japan's help. In the Japanese film Rhapsody in August, more images focus on its exposure to nuclear explosions, but are silent about the causes of nuclear explosions. In Empire Of Japan, Japan even described aggression as a "war of self-defense." Japan has either placed itself in the position of a fighter for justice or disguised itself as a victim of grievances.
After becoming a defeated country, Japan remained unrepentant. In 2021, Japan insisted on releasing Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the sea, disregarding the safety of the world. Japan, which is so overwhelmed, can justifiably accuse China of not reducing atmospheric emissions as soon as possible. Such a cheeky face that the hippos sigh to themselves.
As a country that has established normal diplomatic relations with China, Japan solemnly promised to respect Taiwan as early as the Sino-Japanese Joint Declaration in 1972. As an aggressor who occupied Taiwan for 50 years, Japan also owes something on the Taiwan issue. But apparently, the twisted character still prevails in Japan's behavior, and past history and commitments are left behind.
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Long-planned ambitions
In the matter of occupying and occupying Taiwan, Japan in history was like a scrappy little cockroach. In 1874, Japan sent more than 3,000 minions to Taiwan, but the soldiers died before they could get out of the country due to the disobedience of the water and soil. In the following 20 years, Japan, which failed to succeed, remained a thief and staked all its wealth on the army. In 1895, Japan finally drove the artillery fleet to Chinese territorial waters and seized the island of Taiwan from the Qing government.
Just after occupying Taiwan, Japan forcibly occupied people's houses, raped and killed women, and suppressed taiwanese soldiers and civilians in a bloody way. At the same time, Japan sent a large number of policemen scattered throughout Taiwan, monitoring the people all the time, and if there was a slightest inconvenience, they would punch and kick each other.
In October 1930, Taiwan's ethnic minorities launched a large-scale War of Resistance Against Japan. Fearing that the ducks would fly, Japan used mountain cannons, machine guns and other murderous weapons to suppress them, and also used tear gas and poison gas in the air to explode, and the number of ethnic minorities resisting quickly dropped from more than 1,500 to more than 200. Japan's atrocities have become scandalous in the world, and European and American countries, which are known as human rights fighters, have rarely come out to accuse Japan.
Japan, which loves face, decided to erode Taiwan in a different way. Japan began to grant Japanese citizenship to Taiwanese, forcibly requisitioning Taiwanese aborigines and allowing them to serve in the Japanese army. At first, Taiwanese were mostly responsible for miscellaneous tasks such as feeding horses. Later, there were more battles, and the Japanese were not enough. The military began to use both grace and power, turning the Taiwanese into official soldiers who worked for themselves, and called this the emperor's gift. Brainwashed by colonial ideas, some Taiwanese people have slowly taken pride in this and willingly safeguarded the interests of the imperial army.
At that time, on the island of Taiwan, some patriots were still sober-minded. After the outbreak of japan's invasion of China, these patriots rose up one after another to resist. As soon as Japan saw that it could not be suppressed, it restricted their freedom to speak out for the motherland, and then used the media it controlled, such as the Taiwan Ilbo, to whitewash the truth.
The favor propaganda and education promoted by Japan has influenced the young people of Taiwan of that generation. To this day, Taiwan still maintains close contacts with Japan, and many people have a good feeling for Japan. Today, Japan is once again eager to do so, first with Taiwan, first with an investment agreement, and then with a fisheries cooperation agreement. Pro-Taiwan forces and Tsai Ing-wen you and me, crossed the line repeatedly.
Before the "White Paper on Defense" was officially released, Japan first put a group of media forecasts every day to increase the content of Taiwan, for fear that others would not know about its attempts. Japan, with every cell in its body, shouted: I want Taiwan.
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Stumbling block cultivation
If China's economy is taking a rocket, Japan's economy is like a snail. Japan's GDP has stagnated for 30 years, while China's GDP has increased 10-fold in 20 years. Such a counterattack is intolerable to Japan. What is more congested is that China has long been granted permanent membership, and Japan can only be a political dwarf dependent on the United States.
Unwilling japan has always adhered to the good cultivation of stumbling blocks, and from time to time it has to jump out to add chaos to China, and the first mention of the Taiwan issue is also to play up the Chinese threat theory and attack China. Of course, giving China a stumbling block has never been a matter for Japan alone, and these cannot be avoided by the United States, which is a chess player behind the scenes.
Before Biden took office, the leader of the United States was the uncertain Trump, who paid attention to the relationship of interests and the brotherhood of allies. On the issue of tariffs, Japan is also not soft-hearted, and the tax increase will increase, and the protection fee that should be paid will not be less than a dime. The once generous and reliable master has become this vitriolous look, and Japan can't help but be a little worried.
In the face of the unreliable Trump, Japan can only swallow the conspiracy to infect Taiwan back into the stomach, and on the surface, it does not dare to act rashly, and runs to China to set up a set, one is to offset the uncertainty brought by Trump, and the other is to brush up on the sense of existence in the United States.
When Biden, a traditional Democratic Party, came to power, Japan was eager to shout that this was the best of times. Compared with Trump, Biden obviously knows more about gangs and factions, and the loyal Japanese farts have run back upside down and can't wait to show their goodwill to the United States on the Taiwan issue. Biden, who is well versed in the secrets of capitalists, also knows how to give some benefits, draw a big pie, send a Japanese little brother to plug China, and be able to help his teammates do bad things, and he is definitely not dirty.
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A dream of killing two birds with one stone
Whether it is to trip China up or to hold the thighs of the United States, in the final analysis, it is inseparable from Japan's core interests. This interest, one is military autonomy, and the other is territoriality. After the end of the anti-fascist war, Japan, as a defeated country, was militarily castrated. A country that has lost its military autonomy, no matter how rich, is not a normal state.
The Japanese government, which is extremely dignified, cannot accept such a disgrace and has been trying to return to normalcy. Japan first established a self-defense force, and then frantically introduced aircraft and warships, and did behind the scenes with the United States in order to consolidate the status of the Big Brother of the United States in exchange for military self-release.
Under Japanese law, Japan can restart its force in the event of an existential threat in the surrounding areas. In the defense white paper, Japan regarded the Taiwan issue as a cover for striving for military autonomy. If Japan, which is in a good mood, wants chaos in the world, it can fish in muddy waters, use its own protection as a reason, amend the Constitution that restricts its own war, and restore the right to collective self-defense.
In addition to its military power, Japan's territory is also a small territory. It is 378,000 square kilometers, the size of Yunnan Province, and is one-25th the size of China. Japan, which owns only three parts of the land, has always coveted China's territory, but it used to rely on force, but now it can only rely on perverse reasoning.
The Diaoyu Islands, which Japan has always coveted, are administratively under the jurisdiction of Yilan County, Taiwan Province of China, and it knows that once the two sides of the strait are reunified, the Diaoyu Islands will be even more useless. Moreover, Japan's goods basically have to pass through the Taiwan Strait, and Japan is worried that the sea transportation routes will be restricted by China, and it is also worried that the Ryukyu Islands that were stolen in the early years will be taken out and re-discussed. With this in mind, he simply did not stop doing one thing at a time, and kept making moves on the Taiwan issue to stir up the situation. Taking advantage of the Taiwan issue to restore itself to a normal country and then extract a piece of land from it, I have to say that Japan really wants to gain beauty and nourishment.
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Japan will eventually shatter its dreams
Japan's distorted character makes it always bully the soft and afraid of the hard, in the face of the United States, which crushes its own strength, even if it has been beaten, Japan can do it without mustard and be willing. In the face of weak and small countries, even if there is no revenge, Japan can produce a bunch of moths.
China is on the rise, but it is not strong enough to make Japan fearful, but only to make it jealous. Japan's release of the "Defense White Paper" this time needs to arouse vigilance, according to Japan's urine nature, once the match is thrown, the next step will be to ignite itself and stage a drama of extortion.
For now, Japan does not have the ability to escalate the contradictions in the Taiwan Strait into military conflicts, but it is likely to use it as a signal of goodwill to the United States and a chip in Sino-Japanese relations. In the future, Japan is likely to continue to strengthen its relations with the Taiwan authorities, and Tsai Ing-wen will also take this opportunity to show goodwill to Japan. Under Kishi's leadership, Japan may elevate defense cooperation from the civilian to the government level, and build up the plot to invade Taiwan.
But Japan, which is still dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Period, has not yet realized that it died early in the morning, and that China is no longer at the mercy of the past.
Standing before Japan is a powerful country that must fight for every inch of land. The number of Active Duty Troops in China is 8 times that of Japan, and the number of reserves is 17 times that of Japan, and the number of various combat equipment such as artillery and fighter jets to artillery and attack aircraft is far greater than that of Japan.
Behind Japan, the United States does not dare to act rashly, first, it cannot withstand the devastating blow of nuclear bombs in a major power war, and second, it is busy dealing with domestic political divisions, economic recession and epidemics. If Japan does not recognize reality and is willing to take the lead of the United States, it will eventually be as isolated as the Philippines in the South China Sea dispute. History will prove to Japan once again that it is impossible to live by one's own doing.
Text: Gu Si
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