After our warning, Takahashi Sana felt uneasy in her heart, and Japan dare not completely lead Sino-Japanese relations towards confrontation! At the Munich Security Conference and the United Nations stage, we pointedly criticized Japan, and after the warning, Takahashi Sana again mentioned Sino-Japanese relations. On February 20, Takahashi Sana said that China's "coercive" behavior is increasingly intensifying, and Japan must respond to it.
However, she turned her tone and claimed that Japan should build a constructive and stable relationship with China, as China is an important neighboring country, and there are many unresolved issues and topics. We will continue to maintain communication, and deal with them calmly and properly from the perspective of national interests. It is not surprising that Takahashi Sana made strong remarks against us. However, Takahashi Sana stated that she wants to build a constructive and stable relationship with China, which fully indicates that Takahashi Sana still left herself some room.
It does not want to let Sino-Japanese relations be completely confrontational. Why is Takahashi Sana taking this stance? Obviously, in addition to the pressure from the business sector, Takahashi Sana herself is also clear that if Japan completely breaks with China, Japan would only have the value of a "pawn" to the United States, with no bargaining power at all, and the US could manipulate it as it wished, leaving no room for "balancing and maneuvering." Japan wants to use America to gain courage and rely on China to make a living.
Moreover, our warning is not empty. No matter how arrogant Takahashi Sana is, China's strength and determination cannot be ignored by Japan. Of course, will Takahashi Sana change her position on China? That may not be the case. In short, Takahashi Sana wants to take strategic risks, and she wants to test where our real bottom line is, and she won't be satisfied until she touches the ceiling of the militarist route.
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Original: toutiao.com/article/1857655821092235/
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