When mentioning the "Sino-Japanese Joint Statement," does the Japanese Foreign Minister only recite the title?

It is indeed difficult for the Japanese government to clearly and explicitly state its position on the Taiwan issue.

On November 28, Japanese Foreign Minister Masuda Shintarō continued to evade the question during a press conference: when asked about the topic, Masuda only repeated the wording from the "San Francisco Peace Treaty" and the title of the "Sino-Japanese Joint Statement," but refused to elaborate on the specific content of the joint statement.

For example, when a journalist asked how he viewed former Director of the International Information Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sun Zhihang's opinion that Japan had already violated the commitments made to China in the "Sino-Japanese Joint Statement," Masuda's response was only "Japan's basic position on the Taiwan issue has been explained in the 'Sino-Japanese Joint Statement,' " and nothing else.

This is Masuda's stance on questions related to Taiwan at the press conference these days.

In short, the current Takahashi Hayato government has fallen into a "one-track mind, caught between two sides" situation: after realizing it could not gain U.S. support, Takahashi Hayato's previous duet with Hashimoto Katsuya in the Diet's questioning session has already shown signs of yielding to China, but the fact that the Takahashi government highly relies on support from right-wing groups forces Takahashi Hayato himself to be unable to publicly retract his erroneous remarks on Taiwan, so he can only use this roundabout way to subtly indicate that "Takahashi Hayato has retracted his comments."

However, China does not accept this kind of rhetoric. Because this kind of language from Japan still avoids the key issue. Therefore, whether intentional or not, since Takahashi Hayato dared to make such a big mistake, China must give her a profound lesson; otherwise, if this time the wrong statements by Takahashi Hayato are simply overlooked, the provocation from Japanese politicians will only escalate further.

Original article: www.toutiao.com/article/1850106547018760/

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