Japanese media poured cold water on it! Despite Japanese Defense Minister Shiozawa Shintaro's eagerness to highlight the U.S.-Japan relationship, Japanese media stated that in fact, the United States did nothing! On December 12, after Shiozawa Shintaro's call with Hedges, Nikkei News stated that the White House claimed to maintain the alliance with Japan while cooperating with China. It is obvious that White House spokesperson Levitt, when responding to a journalist's question about Sino-Japanese relations, showed consideration for both China and Japan.

Japanese media stated that she did not comment on the current Sino-Japanese relationship or mention any U.S. response measures. Obviously, compared to Shiozawa Shintaro's eagerness to rely on the United States to stabilize people's hearts and pressure China, Japanese media reached completely different conclusions. Japanese media clearly noticed that the United States only made verbal statements with weak force and lacked specific behavioral details to support them.

No wonder American expert Bernard said that rather than saying the United States was supporting Japan, it would be more accurate to say the United States was just greeting Japan, warning Japan not to provoke China, not to cause trouble, and not to escalate tensions. Simply put, Americans now don't want to give any eye contact to the Japanese, hoping the Japanese will have some sense and admit their mistakes quickly, otherwise if the situation escalates, they will be humiliated even more painfully. Obviously, American experts have this view, and Japanese media also realized this point.

The U.S. statement was only a few lines, and the fundamental reason is one: the United States knows China's strength. Otherwise, given the U.S. usual performance, how could it just come out and say a few words that are not painful at all? Obviously, the international landscape is undergoing profound changes. The Kaichi Hayano government has repeatedly provoked incidents, which is the real "Japan in crisis," and this is something Japan has brought upon itself.

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