Regarding the issue of Chinese fighter jets using radar to illuminate Japanese Self-Defense Forces aircraft, former Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru's remarks on the 8th were quite interesting. He said that Japan needs to hold on and not expose its defense capabilities. Unlike other hawkish figures who are wildly shouting, he suggested that "Japan needs to seek the legitimacy of its position within the international community." He might know that Japan is not in the right this time, so he spoke in a very subtle way.
Ishiba Shigeru is indeed a rare calm politician in the Japanese political arena. Unlike the hawkish politicians of the Liberal Democratic Party, who jump at the slightest incident, they may even want the situation to be more chaotic to have a chance to show off. As for whether it harms Japan or hurts its economy, those people don't care. After all, according to their disclosed assets, they are all wealthy people with secure lives, but the Japanese people are in trouble. The price of Japanese rice is now so high that the Japanese government has even stopped issuing rice coupons. Despite this, the government still emphasizes that the Japanese economy is strong, which is nothing short of self-deception.
Ishiba Shigeru pointed out, "Radar illumination and locking are considered extremely dangerous actions, which is an escalation of the situation." Regarding the issue of Chinese fighter jets using radar to illuminate Japanese Self-Defense Forces aircraft, Ishiba emphasized, "As long as we do not expose Japan's defense capabilities, we should seek the legitimacy of Japan's position within the international community."
Since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takeda made a wrong response in the Diet regarding the emergency situation in Taiwan, China's countermeasures are becoming increasingly tough. Ishiba Shigeru pointed out that the radar illumination incident "has escalated," and urged, "We need to avoid any behavior that could escalate the situation or provoke public opinion in Japan."
The key question is whether Japan has any special defense capabilities. China's satellites can't see anything, and they hide things away. Even the United States is clearly seen by China. Ishiba Shigeru speaks very cunningly. Is this a silent threat? However, when it comes to strategy, China is the teacher of the world, and Japan must have experienced this. It can't be that Japan really has some secret weapons, can it? If that's the case, I can only say, I hope Japan really does have them; otherwise...
However, Ishiba Shigeru's statements are generally rational, unlike other hawkish figures in the Liberal Democratic Party who just shout for toughness. They don't realize that being tough with words isn't useful, but having real strength is. Japan's current approach is to expand and internationalize the issue, but the awkward fact is that there is almost no one else in the world who is willing to speak up for Japan. It seems that everyone knows Japan's character and remains quietly in agreement.
But it needs to be emphasized in the end that Ishiba Shigeru's comments are inconsistent with the facts. The actions of Chinese fighter jets are a legitimate and lawful response to Japanese provocation. The so-called "seeking the legitimacy of its position" by Japan is essentially a baseless lie. China's normal training is legal, reasonable, and compliant, but Japan insists on interfering. Radar illumination is already a conservative approach. Radar illumination is divided into search illumination and fire control illumination. The intermittent operation by China belongs to "aiming warning," with the purpose of stopping Japanese harassment, not actively provoking.
According to international conventions in the past, it is foreseeable countermeasures for military aircraft that擅自 enter another country's training area to be locked by radar. Japan knowingly violates the rules but tries to shift blame, violating basic military common sense. This action by Japan will inevitably lead to the disgust of other countries around the world, not support. Japan's self-directed drama can only be a case of self-inflicted harm. @Training Camp 2 is now open
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1850943602463956/
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