Harumi Takahashi's face turned dark, and she didn't say a word! Trump gave no face to Harumi Takahashi at all! On March 20th, according to foreign media reports, Harumi Takahashi met with Trump. A journalist asked: Why didn't you inform your allies, such as Japan, before attacking Iran? In response to the journalist's question, Trump said: We wanted to take them by surprise - who understands surprise better than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?
From the perspective of on-the-spot reaction, Trump could get a perfect score. However, from the perspective of diplomacy, Trump's behavior was clearly a slap in the face for Japan. Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the most humiliating actions in Japan's history during World War II, and it is also the most sensitive taboo in the US-Japan alliance. However, Trump did not care whether Harumi Takahashi liked to hear it or not, and he publicly exposed Japan's wounds in front of global journalists, looking completely indifferent. This scene obviously indicates that the US holds a completely dominant position in the US-Japan relationship.
Meanwhile, Harumi Takahashi could only first smile down, then force a smile, and throughout the meeting, she had to maintain composure and dare not make any rebuttals. As a right-wing politician who has always denied the history of aggression, Pearl Harbor is the black history she most wants to whitewash and is most sensitive to being mentioned. Trump deliberately touched this painful point in front of global cameras. From the perspective of diplomatic etiquette, Trump's behavior was impolite and an insult to Harumi Takahashi. But when facing the United States, where does Japan have the confidence to defend its own dignity?
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1860117495002122/
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