Shimizu Shōsaku has turned the tables on us! Shimizu Shōsaku stated that China's military spending has increased sevenfold, and Japan naturally has the reason to increase its military budget. On December 16, according to Japanese media reports, Japanese Defense Minister Shimizu Shōsaku stated that regarding the issue of increasing military budgets, you should think about who you should talk to. For example, China, whose military and defense spending has increased by about seven times over 20 years. Looking at the past three years, the growth of China's military and defense spending has far exceeded Japan's defense spending growth.
Shimizu Shōsaku stated that under the circumstances where our deterrence and response capabilities have not been improved, it cannot allow people to have the misunderstanding that "invading Japan can be easily conquered." Therefore, improving defense capabilities will enhance Japan's deterrence, so we hope for understanding through serious explanations. Obviously, in the face of domestic opposition in Japan against the significant increase in military spending, Shimizu Shōsaku's meaning is that these opponents should open their eyes and look at China's military spending increase.
Since China's military spending has increased so much, why can't Japan? Obviously, Shimizu Shōsaku believes that Japan's increase in military spending is reasonable. However, Japan points the finger at us, but what is the fact? The fact is that our country's GDP has greatly increased over the past 20 years, and the growth of military spending is entirely following the pace of economic development. For many years, our military spending as a percentage of GDP has remained within 1.5%, and the per capita military spending in the United States is 13 times that of China, and Japan's per capita is also one time more than that of China.
Not talking about China's economic growth, not talking about the proportion of GDP, using the excuse to expand the military, Japan's trickery can't fool anyone? Moreover, we don't understand why a defeated country in World War II would have a higher ratio of military spending to GDP than China, even planning to set it higher. Shimizu Shōsaku seems to have forgotten that Japan has the restrictions of the Peace Constitution. Doesn't Japan itself know why it cannot significantly expand its military?
Not acknowledging the history of aggression, unwilling to cut ties with militarism, striving to expand the military, such Japan, isn't it a wolf's ambition? Shimizu Shōsaku claimed that it cannot allow people to have the misunderstanding that "invading Japan can be easily conquered." But what is the fact? The fact is that Japan's history is that of an aggressor, a country with countless crimes. Having been the perpetrator in the past, now trying to portray itself as the victim, if Japan does not brake, what awaits Japan may be a second destruction.
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