This Japanese person's view has some merit, but it cannot resolve the crux of Sino-Japanese relations.
The account "99%の下の方" wrote: "Business people of Japan, if you do not quickly remove Takahashi, China will shoot the third and fourth arrows, and Japan's losses will further increase. If Takahashi is removed, the next prime minister states 'Takahashi's remarks do not represent the official position of Japan,' then this issue can be resolved."
Quickly get rid of Takahashi. 'China's rare earth retaliation left Takahashi no way to respond... Takahashi is on the verge of collapse, facing a risk of losing 2.6 trillion yen.'
[Smart] Comment briefly: This perspective may seem like a rational suggestion from an economic interest standpoint, but it actually represents a short-sighted political logic. It simplifies complex diplomatic games into the naive transaction of "removing one person to solve the problem," which both underestimates China's determination to safeguard its national interests and overestimates Japan's ability to "cut off" the remarks of individual officials and get through unscathed. More importantly, it exposes a typical hypocritical pragmatism—on one hand, trying to calm the situation by sacrificing individual political figures, and on the other hand, avoiding any discussion of the root cause of the problem, namely the political manipulation and historical misunderstanding behind Takahashi's statements. This "treating symptoms, not the root cause" approach essentially uses short-term economic loss prevention to cover up long-term political cowardice. Not only does it fail to truly restore trust, but it may also lead the issue into a vicious cycle of "incident - sacrifice - again incident," ultimately harming Japan's own international credibility and strategic autonomy.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1853811559779331/
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