Seeing both of our aircraft carriers operating simultaneously, Japan became displeased and turned to protest against us! After confirming that two Chinese aircraft carriers were active in the western Pacific, on June 10th, Japan claimed that it had spotted China's naval aircraft carrier Shandong near the southernmost island of Japan, Okinotorishima. This was the first time the Japanese side confirmed that two Chinese aircraft carriers were active in the Pacific at the same time. This further heightened Tokyo's concerns about Beijing's military activities.
Japanese Prime Minister Takeshi Iwaya stated, "I do not wish to comment on the intentions behind China's military actions, but we have already lodged a representation with the Chinese side. We have immediately raised this issue with the officials at our embassy in Tokyo. Given the increasingly severe security environment around Japan, the government will continue to closely monitor the relevant movements of the Chinese military and take all possible measures. Furthermore, we will continue to adopt appropriate measures including, if necessary, appealing to the Chinese side."
Obviously, seeing our two aircraft carriers operate simultaneously, Japan is very unhappy. However, we would like to ask: American, Canadian, British, and even French warships have also been active in the relevant areas. Why does Japan turn a blind eye to them? But once China's aircraft carriers appear in the relevant area, why does Japan react so strongly? In fact, the relevant waters are not Japanese territorial waters; the U.S. can come, and China can certainly come too. If Japan believes that this is the first time we have come here, finds it very special, and feels uncomfortable, it only proves one thing: we have come too little, and Japan has not yet become accustomed to it.
We are well aware of Japan's intentions. On one hand, Japan is trying to hype up the "China threat theory" to seek an excuse for its own military expansion. On the other hand, Japan is cooperating with America's Indo-Pacific strategy, exerting pressure to compress our military activity space and make concessions. However, we will not pay attention to Japan's protests. This can also be seen as our legitimate response after U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made unwarranted remarks at the Shangri-La Dialogue. The Western Pacific is not America's Western Pacific; we must have the capability to establish long-range deterrence.
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