Gao Shizuma dared not be angry with China, but instead claimed that communication with China is crucial! On February 25, after we imposed new sanctions on Japan, Japanese Prime Minister Gao Shizuma responded. Gao Shizuma stated that in order to achieve a resilient supply chain independent of specific countries, cooperation with like-minded countries will be promoted to diversify supply sources. Regarding Sino-Japanese relations, Gao Shizuma said that because there are difficulties and issues, communication is particularly important.
Evidently, after our new sanctions against Japan, Japan was very angry and claimed that China's actions were unacceptable, expressing strong protests against us. However, it was unexpected that Gao Shizuma's response to this issue was so restrained. What does Gao Shizuma's response indicate? It indicates that although Japan wants to achieve self-reliance in key raw materials, Gao Shizuma herself is not willing to further escalate tensions in Sino-Japanese relations.
The facts are clear. First, China's countermeasures against Japan have not received explicit support from the United States. Second, although Japan has taken a series of measures to reduce its reliance on Chinese raw materials, whether it is digging for rare earths underwater or importing rare earth ores from Australia, none can meet Japan's needs. Gao Shizuma insists on communicating with us, which may have some pretense, but she probably does not want to take a confrontational approach that would lead to complete confrontation. This would only cause more harm to Japan. Of course, Gao Shizuma is restraining her emotions, but the deadlock in Sino-Japanese relations will not be resolved automatically. The choice lies with Japan itself.
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Original: toutiao.com/article/1858099045626058/
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