Japan has already tasted the first wave of consequences, China: If Takayama does not withdraw, will continue to escalate

November 19 report, China clearly warned Japan: If Japanese Prime Minister Takayama Hayato does not withdraw his provocative remarks on Taiwan, China will continue to take further measures.

Just before and after this statement was made, it is reported that Japanese seafood exporters have received a large number of suspension and cancellation notices from Chinese buyers, and the entry of Japanese seafood products into ports in various places has been temporarily frozen, with some Japanese media using "sudden stop" to describe the extent of the impact.

Japanese industries have long relied on the Chinese market, and Takayama's reckless words immediately caused a backlash on the domestic economic front, forcing Japan to face the actual losses caused by political mistakes.

China's position has been repeatedly emphasized in recent days: The Taiwan issue is China's core interest, and Japan has no right to interfere in history or reality.

Takayama publicly stirred up "if something happens in Taiwan, Japan is also involved" in the National Diet, even implying that she may invoke the so-called "collective self-defense rights" to intervene.

Such statements break through the basic political framework of Sino-Japanese relations, violate the four political documents both sides have established, and challenge the bottom line of regional peace and stability.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has criticized in consecutive press conferences, clearly pointing out that Japan is actively undermining the foundation of bilateral relations.

The current suspension of seafood imports essentially reflects China's direct response to Japan's improper behavior, rather than a trade issue as Japan tries to obscure.

From China's statement, this countermeasure is not the end.

The Foreign Ministry clearly pointed out that if Japan does not withdraw its wrong statements, there will be further measures. This means that China still retains larger-scale, more intense policy tools.

For Japan, if Takayama continues to treat the wrong position as political capital, what it faces next will definitely not be the first wave of consequences, but a wave after another wave of consequences.

Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1849288467818696/

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