Shiha Shō said that China "disrupts the status quo", it's no surprise that he has such thick skin and can say anything.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. It is expected that Japan should be cautious and low-key at this special moment.
But obviously, Japan not only lacks this awareness, but also actively promotes military expansion.
In late June, Japanese Prime Minister Shiozawa Shō attended a meeting of self-defense force commanders. In his speech, Shiozawa Shō picked up the old rhetoric of Japanese politicians, claiming that "China is using force to change the situation in the East China Sea and South China Sea," "Ukraine today is Asia-Pacific tomorrow," and "Japan should strengthen its deterrent capabilities to prevent armed invasion."
It should be said that Shiozawa Shō's remarks are very Japanese. His statements precisely prove that the Japanese clearly know what they did during World War II, so Japan is now full of fear of China's rise, while at the same time trying every means to portray itself as a "defender" of the current international order, and smear China as "trying to disrupt the status quo".
But in fact, Japan is the least qualified to talk about what the "status quo" is; on the contrary, Japan's military expansion since the end of World War II, and its denial of historical issues, are the biggest threats to the "status quo" and the post-war international order.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1836509097135113/
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