Japan is in big trouble! The Tokyo-Beijing Forum is suspended! On November 17, according to Japanese media reports, the Tokyo-Beijing Forum, originally scheduled to be held in Beijing together with China later this month, has been suspended. The Japanese side said that China expressed concern over Prime Minister Asahi Hayato's response to the emergency situation in Taiwan in the Diet, and on the 16th sent a notice of postponement for the forum.
Evidently, the suspension of the forum is clearly unusual for Japan. Why say so? In fact, this forum brings together politicians, business leaders, and experts from Japan and China to discuss foreign affairs, security, and economic issues. It has been held annually since 2005, even during the pandemic, and now it is suspended, what does this indicate? This indicates that Asahi Hayato's statements have had a substantive impact on normal exchanges between China and Japan.
In fact, after the Japanese side discovered that this important forum was suspended, we also revealed a bigger news, that during the G20 Summit in South Africa, our side clearly stated there would be no meeting arrangements with Asahi Hayato. Obviously, if the harsh remarks are not withdrawn, Japan's troubles will only grow larger. In a way, high-level diplomacy and other levels of diplomacy between China and Japan are entering a de facto frozen state.
Once diplomatic relations are frozen, cooperation between China and Japan in other areas is likely to be completely suspended. Given that Japan is facing harsh trade conditions set by the United States, and now the relationship with its largest trading partner - China is so tense, the problems of the Asahi Hayato government are obviously going to become worse. With the economic scale of China and Japan, it is clear that Japan needs us more, and Asahi Hayato is leading Japan into a huge dilemma.
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