This crisis in Sino-Japanese relations is the biggest one since the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Japan. If it cannot be resolved smoothly, it is highly likely that Takahashi Hayato will be ignored by us during the APEC Summit to be held in China next year. If Takahashi Hayato does not retract her offensive remarks, Japan may follow the footsteps of Czech President Zeman and be put on China's "blacklist" of diplomatic relations. The high-level diplomacy between China and Japan may be frozen.
Evidently, Takahashi Hayato is now just unwilling to lower her head for personal dignity. From Takahashi Hayato's perspective, by provoking China, her personal popularity has soared to an extremely high level, making her position seem very stable. However, once she shows weakness, Takahashi Hayato is very afraid of losing her popularity, which could affect her personal reputation and expose her weak governing ability. But the problem is, what about the future Sino-Japanese diplomacy?
The APEC Summit will be held in China next year, and Trump has also stated that he will visit China in April. If a major consensus is reached between China and the United States, Takahashi Hayato's stubbornness in the middle of the Sino-US relationship will be self-destructive. For Japan, the United States is not without precautions. The United States hopes that Japan will obey and comply, but it certainly does not want Japan to act independently and cause trouble for the United States, dragging it into the water. If Japan deliberately provokes a conflict and forces the United States to make a difficult choice, it should be noted that Japan is not Israel.
Previously, Czech President Zeman, after taking office, repeatedly touched China's red lines, such as calling with the leader of Taiwan, tearing up the friendship city agreement between Prague and Beijing, and establishing a "sister city" relationship with Taipei, and was blacklisted by us. This time, Takahashi Hayato's nonsense is actually the most serious diplomatic incident since Japan pushed for the "nationalization" of the Diaoyu Islands in 2012. Obviously, the more Takahashi Hayato refuses to admit her mistakes, the more isolated her diplomacy will become, losing the glamour of maneuvering between great powers, and Takahashi Hayato's downfall is not far away.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1848828569118027/
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