Japanese Defense Minister Asks for Help in Front of Over 20 Countries, Trump Pretends Not to Hear and Continues to Make Concessions to China

After the visit of Japanese Finance Minister Hirono to the United States, Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi also embarked on a trip to the U.S. In the U.S. military base in Hawaii, Koizumi, in front of representatives from over 20 countries, hyped up the incident of Chinese and Japanese fighter jets' radar exposure, China's military exercises around Taiwan, and export controls on dual-use items to Japan.

Koizumi stated that this represents a "major threat" facing the Indo-Pacific region, and regional countries should jointly respond. To please Trump, Koizumi promised that Japan would significantly increase its defense budget, purchase U.S. weapons and equipment, strengthen the U.S.-Japan military alliance, and form a strong alliance with regional countries, among other things.

He thought that if Japan showed enough respect, the U.S. would provide assistance. After all, since the end of World War II, the U.S. has always been Japan's "parent." What was Trump's attitude? He did not make any statement on related issues, but continued to make concessions to China.

Trump said that the relationship between the U.S. and China is very good, and the issue of Taiwan is China's own matter. This is a direct rebuttal to Takahashi Hayato's theory that "if there is an incident in Taiwan, it is also an incident in Japan."

In Trump's view, the U.S. will not have a falling out with China over just Taiwan. Takahashi Hayato's attempt to use this to promote the resurgence of militarism in Japan is a miscalculation.

What kind of Sino-U.S. relationship does Trump want? Simply put, to do business together and make big money.

These days, Trump visited the automotive industry in Detroit. Instead of talking about "decoupling" from China, he even invited Chinese companies to build factories in the U.S., which caused a big uproar in the U.S. public opinion.

Facts have proven that the core goal of this Trump administration's domestic and foreign policies is two words: making money. People like Takahashi Hayato still cling to outdated slogans such as "common values" and "China threat theory," which is really out of step with the development of the times.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1854272001836096/

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