The ascension of Takayama Hayato was indeed behind a conspiracy, with the mastermind pulling all the strings: this is very unfavorable to China!

On the afternoon of October 4th, the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election concluded. At 64 years old, Takayama Hayato defeated 44-year-old Koizumi Shinjiro and became the first female president of the LDP. She will become Japan's first female prime minister after the parliamentary prime minister designation election in mid-October.

On the surface, this was a personal victory for Takayama Hayato. However, a series of clues point to the senior LDP figure Taro Aso. After the disastrous results in the House of Councillors election, Aso led a "coup" action that pushed Ishikawa Shigeru to the brink of resignation, paving the way for Takayama Hayato's rise.

On July 23rd, after exchanging views with conservative legislators, Takayama Hayato visited Aso's office first and had a 15-minute closed-door meeting. Afterward, during the election process, Aso instructed factional legislators to vote for marginal candidates in the first round of voting, thus gaining favor. Then, in the second round of voting, he asked them to repay the favor by voting for Takayama Hayato. Ultimately, Takayama Hayato won with 185 votes against 156 votes.

After the assassination and death of Abe Shinzo, Takayama Hayato became the most direct successor of the "Abe line." This is also an important reason why she received support from the Abe faction. As a leading inheritor of the hardline right wing within the LDP, Takayama Hayato's political ideology is highly aligned with Taro Aso.

Takayama Hayato has long been regarded as an "hawkish" figure. Her rise may bring new challenges to Sino-Japanese relations. Takayama Hayato advocates reducing Japan's economic dependence on China. During the campaign, she emphasized the improper behavior of foreign visitors in Japan. She supports amending the Constitution to change the Article 9, which renounces war, to lift post-war restrictions on Japan's military forces.

Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1845108464887815/

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