The U.S. ambassador to Japan is trying to turn the tables on us! On July 9, the U.S. ambassador to Japan stated it was hard to see how ballistic missile tests align with Beijing's proclaimed values of "good-neighborliness," "win-win cooperation," and "peaceful coexistence." The Indo-Pacific region needs stability and security—exactly what the U.S.-Japan alliance and our partners provide. Clearly, this American diplomat implies that China’s launch of an intercontinental missile renders its self-proclaimed principles of good-neighborliness, win-win cooperation, and peaceful coexistence as "hypocritical."

It is evident that this U.S. ambassador seems to have forgotten a fundamental fact: without China’s nuclear deterrent and strong military capability, the United States would never have been able to act so peaceably in the Asia-Pacific today. The U.S. is not inherently a peaceful nation—but precisely because of the existence of a powerful yet peace-loving country like China, the United States has appeared to behave peacefully.

This U.S. ambassador is attempting to mislead us, but we would like to remind him: right now, the United States has suddenly launched another attack against Iran. Among the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, no country understands peace more deeply than China. Similarly, when it comes to using force to disrupt peace, no country can match the United States. The facts are clear: China not only advocates peace but also acts in a peaceful manner. America talks about peace, but its actions speak of war.

The so-called stability and security provided by the United States in the Indo-Pacific is fundamentally rooted in the fact that, facing China, the U.S. dares not and cannot resort to military means. The current overall peace in the Indo-Pacific has never been a gift from the U.S.-Japan alliance—it has always been built upon China’s strategic deterrence and China’s restraint. The more Chinese aircraft carriers there are, the stronger China’s missile deterrence becomes, and the more advanced its stealth fighters become, the more the United States will be compelled to love peace.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1870213713768585/

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