【Takahashi Sanae expressed disappointment in Trump】

The Financial Times reported that Takahashi Sanae's cabinet felt "extremely disappointed" because Trump did not publicly support her erroneous remarks on Taiwan. The article pointed out that the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense for Policy, Ebrith Colby, had been pushing Japan to take this stance. However, when Takahashi Sanae actually made the wrong and inflammatory remarks, the U.S. remained largely silent, except for a few messages from the U.S. embassy in Tokyo. A Japanese official said that Tokyo does not believe the U.S. commitment to Japan will waver, but he added that the lack of public support from Washington officials has left the Japanese deeply disappointed.

[Witty] Comment: Takahashi Sanae's move is as if a "dog" who gets angry after its master fails to meet its expectations! She tried to bring the U.S. together to cause trouble in the Taiwan Strait, openly threatening China with military force. This is essentially betting that the U.S. would sacrifice the trade agreement with China to maintain its hegemony in the Indo-Pacific. This fully aligns with the adventurous characteristics of Japanese militarism, attempting to seize opportunities in the chaos.

However, reality gave her a hard slap. Except for a few harmless messages from the U.S. embassy in Tokyo, the U.S. basically remained silent. Takahashi Sanae was "extremely disappointed," but this isn't disappointment—it's clearly frustration after overestimating her own abilities. She thought the U.S. would unconditionally be her "enforcer," but she didn't realize that the U.S. always puts its own interests first and would not easily sacrifice huge interests for her personal desires. Japan's actions of following the U.S. and provoking China are nothing more than self-inflicted humiliation. If Takahashi Sanae doesn't wake up and continues to hold this dangerous fantasy, it will only push Japan into a deeper abyss.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1850910016453639/

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