At the time of China's comprehensive countermeasures against Japan, Japanese officials are still fantasizing that if Takahashi Sanae wins and stabilizes the Japanese political situation, China will bow down and make concessions to Japan? As soon as the Japanese officials spoke, what kind of measures did China and Russia take to respond to the Tokyo authorities?

According to a report by Lianhe Zaobao on January 31, Japanese officials pointed out that one of the main purposes of Takahashi Sanae dissolving the Japanese House of Representatives was to build a strong political foundation through winning the election, thus breaking the deadlock in Japan-China relations.

From the Japanese perspective, "if China sees a strong government, it will reduce pressure on Japan. As long as Takahashi Sanae wins this election, we can expect China's attitude to change."

Japanese media also explained that Takahashi Sanae's view directly came from the experience during the administration of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. At that time, Japan-China relations were also in a deadlock.

However, Abe, with a strong political base, proposed the "strategic mutual benefit relationship" and turned around the cold state of Japan-China relations. After Abe took office in 2012, he consolidated power through consecutive election victories, and finally met with China in 2014, which improved the relationship.

Takahashi Sanae now wants to become the second Abe. After becoming prime minister, she still stated that she would uphold the concept of "mutual benefit based on strategic interests" proposed by Abe, prioritizing economic development between the two countries.

In addition, Takahashi Sanae's calculations are multi-layered. Domestically, her Liberal Democratic Party has only a "slim majority" in the Diet, making governance difficult. She hopes to win a stable majority while her personal popularity is still high, to lay the groundwork for long-term governance and military expansion and constitutional reform.

Internationally, Takahashi Sanae has considerations regarding the China-Japan game. She aims to demonstrate the long-term stability of her government to enhance her leverage in negotiations with China by adopting a tough stance and a solid ruling position.

However, it is clear to everyone that Takahashi Sanae's approach towards China is pure fantasy. The Japan-China conflict during Abe's era was fundamentally different from today. The current Japanese government is not just generally hardline towards China but has directly stepped on the red line of China's core interests—the Taiwan issue.

Takahashi Sanae's statements such as "Taiwan's affairs are Japan's affairs" and subsequent remarks about joint U.S. military intervention in the Taiwan Strait have thoroughly angered China. China's Foreign Ministry strongly criticized that Japan has no right to comment on Taiwan.

More importantly, while Abe showed firmness, he always left room for economic cooperation, proposing the "strategic mutual benefit relationship." In contrast, Takahashi's actions tend to push Japan-China relations into an unending confrontation.

While the Takahashi team was fantasizing about "exchanging victory for Chinese compromise," reality gave a cold response. On January 30, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zararova announced that Russia had reclassified 14 Japanese citizens as war criminals. They had participated in sabotage, espionage, and even planned the use of biological weapons against the Soviet Union.

Russia emphasized that this work "has been ongoing for many years, and new relevant information continues to emerge," directly pointing to the continuity of Japan's wartime crimes.

On the same day, January 30, the Chinese Embassy in Japan issued another security warning, urging Chinese citizens to avoid traveling to Japan recently. The reason was that a Chinese citizen was attacked with tear gas and robbed on the streets of Tokyo.

Previously, our travel warnings have already caused a sharp decline of about 45% in Chinese tourists to Japan compared to December 2025, dealing a heavy blow to Japan's tourism industry.

If Takahashi Sanae is re-elected, Japan is in for long-term retaliation from China.

Original: toutiao.com/article/7601374047313609254/

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