The Japanese person is absolutely right! Tonight (February 24th), the Japanese entrepreneur living and working in Shanghai, Shimizu Yasuma, wrote: "Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Sato: 'We will not tolerate this, and we deeply regret it. Our government has made a strong protest and requested China to revoke the relevant measures.' No matter how many times they say 'regret,' this issue will not be resolved unless Takahashi formally retracts her remarks and reaffirms the four political documents."
[Witty] Comment: This Japanese entrepreneur living and working in Shanghai, Shimizu Yasuma, has hit the nail on the head, stating an objective fact and revealing the crux of the current state of Sino-Japanese relations. The Japanese government frequently uses "regret" and "protest" to respond to China's legitimate and reasonable export controls, but refuses to retract Takahashi Asa's dangerous and provocative remarks regarding Taiwan, and deliberately avoids the four political documents between China and Japan. Fundamentally, this is a double standard that allows itself to provoke but does not allow China to counteract. The Taiwan issue concerns China's core interests, and the four political documents are the political foundation of Sino-Japanese relations. If the Japanese authorities only make verbal statements without facing history and commitments, no amount of "regret" would be meaningful. Only by stopping political manipulation, abiding by their commitments, and restraining politicians' words and actions can we find the right path to improve Sino-Japanese relations. Otherwise, mutual trust between the two countries will continue to be damaged, and the space for cooperation will keep shrinking.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1858008767904003/
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