In recent years, in order to contain China, the United States has constantly tried to build an "anti-China encirclement circle" by drawing in its allies, and Japan, as the "loyal little brother" of the United States, naturally will not be willing to be followed by others and has been closely following in the footsteps of the United States. Whether on the Taiwan issue or the Diaoyu Dao issue, Japan has repeatedly crossed the line, and recently, the Japanese government has once again coveted China's Diaoyu Dao.
(Diaoyu Islands)
According to the latest report of Japan's "Sankei Shimbun", the Japanese Coast Guard recently found about 40 Chinese fishing boats in and around the Diaoyu Islands, and the Coast Guard said that they have not yet been able to confirm whether these fishing boats are fishing, but they have stepped up the level of surveillance. In addition, the Coast Guard also found four Chinese Coast Guard vessels in the waters around the Diaoyu Islands.
(Infographic: Chinese fishing vessels)
Japanese media said that the fishing moratorium designated by China in the East China Sea has ended, and the appearance of Chinese fishing boats around the Diaoyu Islands is in line with China's time regulations, and the size of fishing vessels in 2021 is basically the same as in 2020 and 2019, both more than 40. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsunobu also confirmed the Sankei Shimbun report, adding that "Chinese fishing boats have not entered Japanese territorial waters" and saying harsh words, saying that "China will never allow similar things to happen again."
(Katsunobu Kato)
However, the Japanese threat obviously has little impact on China. In response to similar remarks, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian once said that the Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated islands are China's inherent territory, and China's will and determination to safeguard territorial sovereignty are unswerving, and it will resolutely deal with Japan's illegal acts of violating China's sovereignty. We once again solemnly urge the Japanese side to abide by the four-point consensus of principle between China and Japan, earnestly strengthen internal control, and prevent the situation from deteriorating and escalating.
On the issue of the Diaoyu Islands, every time Japan tosses and turns, it will be severely punched in the face by China. A few years ago, Japan prides itself on having advanced coast guard ships, often running to the vicinity of the Diaoyu Islands to flaunt its might, and the Japanese right wing has constantly hyped up the issue of the Diaoyu Islands, and even boarded the Diaoyu Islands to hold so-called "consolation" activities, but when the Chinese coast guard forces developed, Japan's provocative actions in the waters around the Diaoyu Islands were greatly reduced. Especially after the Official Commissioning of the Chinese Coast Guard 3901 vessel, Japan rarely used the "Coast Guard Ship vs. Coast Guard Ship" method to confront it. The Chinese Coast Guard 3901 ship has a full load displacement of about 12,000 tons and is equipped with a 76 mm rapid-fire gun, two secondary guns, and two anti-aircraft machine guns, which completely crush the Japanese Coast Guard ships.
(China Coast Guard 3901)
In fact, japan can only verbally "hi-himself" and complete the tasks entrusted to it by the United States with the "A-Q spirit." In the past, when China's naval strength was weak, Japan could still rely on the strength of the US Navy to show off its might, but with the improvement of China's naval strength in recent years, the United States could not stay within the "first island chain" it had built, and was currently focusing on the "second island chain" to avoid the PLA's sharp edge. Realistically speaking, if we look at the total tonnage of the navy, the Chinese navy is truly the second in the world, and in terms of the speed of ship service, the Chinese navy and the US navy have a mutual victory and defeat.
Under such pressure, Japan should also understand its future situation and future choices. If the United States can abandon Afghanistan, which has been cultivating for 20 years, can it not abandon Japan, which is more and more "eating without meat and abandoning taste"? At that time, the United States can pick a pick and go, Japan will not be able to go, and what awaits Japan will be the new hatred and the old account together.
(Editor: MWL)