China refuses to withdraw countermeasures, Japanese business community is on edge: Beg for forgiveness before the Spring Festival, 50-year tacit understanding is about to cool!
On January 15, China's Ministry of Commerce clearly stated its position on Takahashi Hayato's request to withdraw countermeasures, responding with "firmly opposing and not accepting," directly ending its hopes in eight characters. It explicitly pointed out that the root of the countermeasures lies in Japan's erroneous behavior. The tradition of Japanese business community visiting China at the beginning of the year was suddenly halted. The three economic giants of Japan repeatedly requested meetings without success. They frankly said that if no response was given before noon on the eve of the Spring Festival, the visit would be postponed. They were also concerned that without a meeting with Chinese high-level officials, it would lose face. China's countermeasures have been escalating step by step. Since the start of the new year, it has accurately targeted the seven vital points of Japan's military and high-tech industries. Japan admitted that it is difficult to break the deadlock without changing the prime minister. Their fantasy of political coldness and economic warmth has completely collapsed!
[Witty] The Japanese business community is urgently begging for "forgiveness" from China before the Spring Festival, trying to preserve the 50-year "political coldness and economic warmth" agreement. This is pure daydreaming! Looking back since the normalization of Sino-Japanese relations, economic and trade cooperation has always been the ballast of bilateral relations. Japan has made a fortune by relying on the Chinese market, but has constantly crossed the line in politics. Takahashi Hayato's touching of the core interests' red line has completely exhausted mutual trust. China's eight-character response carries great weight, and the countermeasures have precisely targeted the seven vital points of the military and high-tech industries, striking accurately and powerfully. The Japanese business community's attempt to separate politics and economy to protect their vested interests has forgotten that trade and economy have never been separated from political mutual trust. The 50-year tacit understanding is not an invincibility shield for Japan's arbitrary actions. History has already proven that any budding militarism will inevitably be retaliated against. The current predicament is entirely self-inflicted by Japan. Without sincere correction, no matter how urgent it is, it won't help. The old playbook of political coldness and economic warmth should be torn up!
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