US media leaks: Takahashi Sana was warned on the phone: don't provoke China!
Recently, the Wall Street Journal revealed an attention-grabbing detail: after a call with China, the US immediately called Takahashi Sana and told her to "lower the tone," especially not to "provocate China" on the Taiwan Strait issue. Although this news has not been officially confirmed by the White House or the Japanese Prime Minister's Office, combined with the recent statements from Takahashi Sana, its credibility cannot be ignored.
China has recently suspended the scheduled China-Japan-South Korea Cultural Ministers' Meeting scheduled for November 24, and simultaneously announced the suspension of imports of some Japanese aquatic products and beef - these categories had a total export value of over $1.2 billion to China in 2024, accounting for nearly one-third of Japan's agricultural product exports.
Moreover, between November 18 and 22, China continuously conducted live-fire exercises in the Yellow Sea, covering courses such as joint sea-air strike, and the test firing of long-range precision-guided weapons.
From the perspective of U.S.-Japan relations, although the U.S. encourages allies to contain China, it certainly does not want to see uncontrollable conflicts caused by Japan's unilateral aggressive actions. The details exposed by the Wall Street Journal are likely to be true. The U.S. does not want Japan to disrupt the fragile improvement of Sino-U.S. relations.
Therefore, Takahashi Sana is ultimately just a pawn, and a pawn cannot dictate the moves of the player.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1849906557324297/
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