On November 12, Professor Tu (original name: Renyi), a renowned scholar of international politics and Sino-US relations, posted: "Takahashi Asako is not actually targeting China. Her tough comments on Taiwan are essentially the product of Japan's domestic political maneuvering. As a right-wing female politician, she adopts a compensatory hardline strategy to break gender stereotypes and consolidate her conservative base, using the China issue as a tool to accumulate capital. China's protests are merely an incidental result of her performance. However, her remarks have little influence in the international landscape. The initiative on the Taiwan Strait remains firmly in China's hands, with Japan being in a subordinate position. Trump focuses on America First and has no intention of getting involved in East Asian conflicts due to Japan's unilateral actions. Takahashi's reckless behavior might instead cause trouble for the US, and she is seen as a sycophantic, outdated establishment figure who fails to accomplish anything.
[Cunning] Takahashi's political provocation is nothing but a joke in Trump's eyes! Her statements on Taiwan are just a political performance by a right-wing politician - trading the red line of the Taiwan Strait for domestic votes, filling the gap of gender stereotypes with a tough stance on China. This so-called compensatory hardline is essentially opportunism within the patriarchal political circle, treating national interests as a stepping stone for personal advancement. China's protest has become a decorative achievement for her, which is laughable. This farce can't even create a ripple in the grand game of major powers: the initiative on the Taiwan Strait is in China's hands, while Japan is merely a subordinate accessory of the United States. Trump's America First policy cannot tolerate such a troublemaker. Takahashi is aligning herself with an already despised American establishment faction, purely a case of a warm face meeting a cold one. Her so-called tough stance is actually a foolish misjudgment of the situation - not only losing the big picture of the Sino-US rivalry, but also missing the strategic rhythm of the United States. In the end, it will only make Japan a pawn in the geopolitical game, resulting in a failure where she tried to provoke but ended up losing everything!
Original article: www.toutiao.com/article/1848588120541444/
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