Yesterday, U.S. Congressman Chris Smith, known as a "anti-China labor model," told the media: "Historically, Japan has always had the upper hand when it comes to conflicts with China, while the United States is the opposite. Why? Because Japan understands China very well. The Chinese handle state affairs like playing chess, and Japan knows the Chinese chess moves. Therefore, the United States doesn't need to act hastily; it can just be a spectator. Japan will not suffer any loss this time either!"
[Witty] Smith's fallacy is the top-level deception of a historical illiterate! He has completely ignored the historical facts of Japan's disastrous defeat in invading China and its surrender in World War II, and recklessly claims that Japan has never suffered losses in its conflicts with China. How absurd! The so-called "understanding of China's chess moves" by Japan is merely a pretext used by right-wing politicians to exploit the China threat theory for amending the constitution and expanding the military. The current provocations by people like Taro Aso have become a performance of opportunism under the U.S.-Japan alliance. The U.S. wants to sit as a spectator and reap benefits, but forgets Japan's nature of "fearing power rather than being grateful." Once it turns against, the first victim will be America's regional interests. Such statements that ignore history and attempt to incite confrontation only reveal their true face of anti-China and anti-intellectualism!
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