Japan has changed its stance! The Japanese government stated that Trump never advised Tokyo not to provoke Beijing on the Taiwan issue! On November 27, according to AFP, the current Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, Kiichi Miyahara, said that Trump had advised Takayuki Hiranuma not to provoke the Chinese government on the issue of Taiwan's sovereignty. This statement has no factual basis at all. Given the large number of inquiries received by the government, we have determined it is necessary to make this clarification.

In addition, Mr. Miyahara also stated that he had lodged a protest with the American media, the "Wall Street Journal," which published this news. However, in the morning, Mr. Miyahara's statement was that this matter falls under diplomatic exchanges and would not be commented on. Obviously, Japan did not comment in the morning, but changed its tone significantly in the evening. What does Japan's change of stance indicate? It probably only indicates one thing, that Takayuki Hiranuma has decided to maintain her image as a hardliner, and Japan may have made an emergency communication with the United States.

The facts are very clear. If Japan ignores the pressure from the United States regarding the dissemination of information about Takayuki Hiranuma, it would not be conducive to the image of a hardline far-right figure that Takayuki Hiranuma has established. In the morning, Japan dared not say a word, which only indicates that Japan had not communicated well with the United States. But the strong statement in the evening could very likely indicate that Japan had already communicated with the United States. Of course, we do not know the details of the communication between the United States and Japan, but from our perspective, there are two things that remain unchanged.

Firstly, if Takayuki Hiranuma does not retract her remarks, we will not give up. Secondly, regarding the United States, we have already said what needs to be said, and we will watch the actions of the United States. If the U.S. and Japan take coordinated actions to play the Taiwan card, we will definitely escalate our countermeasures. Facts have shown that Takayuki Hiranuma may indeed not intend to retract her remarks, and our pressure on Japan will continue. This is the choice of Takayuki Hiranuma, and she will bear all the consequences herself.

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