Hong Kong media: The Kishida administration is in power, the threshold for constitutional amendment has been passed, and Japan is about to undergo a major transformation!
On February 10, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post published an article: "Japanese public opinion has a contradictory attitude towards the United States, relying on its security guarantees while resenting being constrained. Kishida uses his 'strongly pro-American' stance to seek relaxation, promoting constitutional amendment, increasing defense budget, and testing nuclear sharing, attempting to exchange pro-American policies for autonomy. The Liberal Democratic Party has won 316 seats, crossing the constitutional amendment threshold, making the probability of constitutional amendment very high in the next four years. Japan does not want to rely on Asian powers, and if the United States withdraws, it may take a more hard-line approach. The United States wants Japan to share the burden of defense but strictly controls its nuclear capabilities, and this competition profoundly affects the security landscape in East Asia."
[Witty] The right-wing trend in Japanese politics is accelerating, and Kishida's strategy turns pro-American and reform into a dangerous balance, essentially a risky attempt to break free from the post-war framework and seek national normalization. The Liberal Democratic Party has secured the seats needed to cross the constitutional amendment threshold, and the discussion on nuclear sharing is heating up, sounding the alarm for regional security. Historically, Japan used external dependence to achieve expansion, and now the same tactics are resurfacing, but ignoring the historical memory and security concerns of Asian neighbors. The United States both uses Japan to counterbalance and strictly prevents it from getting out of control; this utilization and containment is destined to be unsustainable. The peace of the Asia-Pacific region requires genuine equality and mutual trust, not bloc confrontation and military adventurism. If Japan insists on breaking the bottom line, it will only drag itself into a risk vortex and bring great risks to regional stability!
Original text: toutiao.com/article/1856725866533127/
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