【Trump Made a Call, and the Tone of Takahashi Has Become Softer?】
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takeda stated,
the parliamentary testimony regarding "Taiwan's situation" possibly constituting a "national survival crisis situation,"
was an "honest answer" given when asked about specific situations by members of parliament.
She emphasized that
Japan has no position to determine the legal status of Taiwan.
Regarding the deteriorating Japan-China relations,
Takeda said,
she has a responsibility to dialogue with China,
and strive to establish a comprehensive and good bilateral relationship.
Comments: The so-called "softening" of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takeda's tone is more of a strategic cooling down rather than genuine correction: it did not withdraw the core fallacy of linking "Taiwan's situation" with "national survival crisis situation," but instead used "honest answer" as an excuse, actually still blurring the clear consensus in the four political documents between China and Japan.
The so-called "not determining the legal status of Taiwan" was originally a basic principle, but it was hyped up as a gesture of easing tensions, essentially avoiding its previous core mistake of violating international law and interfering in China's internal affairs.
The statement of "willingness to dialogue with China" is a result of the countermeasures from China and the domestic pressure on Japan's livelihood and economy, not solely influenced by Trump's words. If Japan does not completely stop provoking actions on Taiwan, there will be no substantial improvement in China-Japan relations.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1849897168091144/
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