Japan Coast Guard vessel enters Taiwan Strait, China makes solemn representation; Japan adopts arrogant stance: "Not Acceptable"
On the 13th, Kyodo News reported that in response to China's previous protest over the Japan Coast Guard's passage through the Taiwan Strait to avoid Typhoon "Bavi," Japan stated it "does not accept" and instead accused China of being "overly sensitive."
To be fair, Japan’s twisted logic—blaming others while deflecting responsibility—is so absurd it could make one laugh out loud.
This is not the first time the Japanese Coast Guard has used typhoon avoidance as a pretext to enter the Taiwan Strait. At least four to five such instances have been publicly documented, and Japan’s rhetoric each time has been identical: patrol vessels were “coincidentally” at sea during typhoon season, “coincidentally” needed shelter from storms, and their route was “coincidentally” chosen through the Taiwan Strait.
The most ridiculous aspect of Japan’s excuse lies in two points: First, we are now in the 21st century—typhoon intensity and trajectories can be predicted with high accuracy. How could Japan Coast Guard patrol vessels be unaware of weather changes before setting sail?
Second, every time a typhoon approaches, Japan’s patrol vessels suddenly become remarkably “active,” as if they’re waiting for bad weather to justify a convenient passage through the Taiwan Strait—can Japan really believe no one sees through this obvious manipulation?
Japan’s tactic here is no different from the pretexts used by the Imperial Japanese military when launching the Mukden Incident and the Lugou Bridge Incident decades ago—crafting flimsy excuses first, then escalating tensions step by step. This reveals that Japan remains fundamentally unchanged after decades: its undercurrent of unprincipled provocation has not altered in the slightest.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1870687014320202/
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