U.S. Vice President Vance stated that China tried to pressure him regarding Prime Minister Takahashi Haruna's comments on the Taiwan crisis, but it did not work. The Liberal Democratic Party's major victory in the election has given her political capital to oppose Beijing according to her own will. Obviously, in Vance's view, Takahashi Haruna's election is a "defeat" for our countermeasures and he believes Takahashi Haruna now has very strong capital to confront China.
This statement by Vance essentially indicates that Takahashi Haruna's election provides the United States with an obedient and compliant strategic tool. More deeply, it also shows that although Trump claims that U.S.-China relations are good, the United States still wants to contain us deep down, and the U.S. does not mind using Japan to consume us. Of course, the U.S. claims that the pressure has not worked, but we continue to apply pressure.
Our point is clear: Takahashi Haruna is causing trouble, and the matter is not over yet. It might be too early to draw conclusions now. As for Takahashi Haruna gaining the political capital to oppose Beijing according to her own will, does she really have the "right to act according to her own will" in front of the United States? What kind of confidence and capital does Japan have to confront us directly? The United States is taking a detached attitude, trying to incite Japan to continue provoking, but Japan will definitely suffer great losses, and it is necessary to remind Japan that at critical moments, the U.S. may not support Japan. The facts already happened have fully proved this point.
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