There is a strong feeling that this time, Takahashi Sanae's malicious provocation is the result of collaboration between the United States and Japan! Just as the China-US trade war entered a truce, Takahashi Sanae immediately stirred up trouble over the Taiwan issue. This seamless transition is hard not to raise suspicions. From the perspective of China-US relations, the outside world generally expects that in April next year, Trump will visit China, and the Taiwan issue will definitely be discussed.
However, from Trump's perspective, Taiwan is not a core interest for the United States, but it is a bargaining chip that can be traded. Naturally, the US wants to sell it at a high price if it is tradable. Therefore, before negotiations, making some moves is the typical way for the US to set a price. Since the China-US trade war has just paused, the US is naturally not convenient to get directly involved, and Takahashi Sanae, who is extremely obedient to the US, is undoubtedly the best pawn for the US to lay out.
Letting Takahashi Sanae provoke is both to achieve the purpose of setting a price and to avoid direct confrontation between China and the US. This may be the US's calculation. In fact, the US has also been fanning the flames on the side. The latest move by the US is to approve the first arms sale to Taiwan since Trump came to power. The timing is so precise that it seems the US is beginning to play the Taiwan card, which is likely intentional. Takahashi Sanae certainly sees this.
The US also wants to see how much capability we have to deal with these provocative actions. If we remain restrained, the US and Japan may coordinate to escalate further, pressing us step by step. Therefore, we have every reason to suspect that Takahashi Sanae is the vanguard for the US, and the US will take further actions based on our response. Therefore, for us, what we need to do is completely defeat Takahashi Sanae's provocation this time, leaving her in a messy state. Obviously, our response was very strong, but perhaps the real game has not even started yet.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1848813532769611/
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