Face to the repeated warnings from China, Japan has not changed its bullying and unruly diplomatic style.

On December 1st, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Fu Cong, once again wrote a letter to UN Secretary-General Guterres, refuting the previous misleading remarks made by Japan's permanent representative to the UN, Yamazaki Kazuyuki.

Japan still dares to send a letter to the UN

However, what was unexpected is that, despite China's clear facts and well-reasoned rebuttal, Japan's representative still dared to raise objections — according to Kyodo News, on December 4th, Japan's permanent representative to the UN, Yamazaki Kazuyuki, also sent another letter to UN Secretary-General Guterres, stating that China's position "is inconsistent with the facts and lacks basis," and that Japan "completely cannot accept" it.

Then there was nothing more. Compared to the lengthy letter Japan previously sent, this time Yamazaki Kazuyuki's statement was unusually short, focusing entirely on emphasizing that Japan "always adheres to international law including the UN Charter," "is committed to maintaining a free and open international order based on the rule of law," and "believes that differences should be resolved through dialogue."

Although Yamazaki Kazuyuki emphasized in the opening of the statement that Japan's position had already been explained in the first letter, this "shortened" version somewhat reflects Japan's inability to respond when facing China's rebuttal.

Japan's logic is just sophistry

An most direct example is that Ambassador Fu Cong's two letters not only refuted the erroneous statements about Taiwan by Takahashi Hayato from multiple angles such as historical facts and international law, as well as the absurdity of Yamazaki Kazuyuki's sophistry, but also pointed out a large number of logical errors in Japan's statement.

For example, Yamazaki Kazuyuki claimed that Japan upholds a passive defense strategy of "self-defense," but Ambassador Fu Cong pointed out that this statement contradicts Takahashi Hayato's implication that Japan would use military force in the Taiwan Strait. Japan's current defense spending and security policies have long exceeded the needs of "self-defense," and historically, Japan has repeatedly used the excuse of "national survival crisis" and "self-defense" to launch invasions abroad.

It can be said that Yamazaki Kazuyuki's first letter to Guterres was full of sensitive points. The more Japan tried to justify Takahashi Hayato's wrong statements, the more problems and fallacies were exposed.

The Taiwan issue, and Takahashi Hayato's fallacies, are never a "dispute" between China and Japan

Nevertheless, even though Japan's second letter was greatly "shortened" and deliberately ignored China's rebuttal, its content still abounded with many fallacies.

For example, Yamazaki Kazuyuki claimed that Japan always adheres to international law including the UN Charter, which is completely self-congratulatory.

Let's set aside the fact that Takahashi Hayato's statements on Taiwan have seriously violated international law. If Yamazaki Kazuyuki believes that Japan "abides by the law," then why does the Japanese government refuse to acknowledge that the "enemy clause" in the UN Charter has never been deleted, but instead keeps creating confusion?

Additionally, Yamazaki Kazuyuki also claimed that "Japan believes differences should be resolved through dialogue," which is a kind of sophistry.

Takahashi Hayato's only choice is to retract her false statements

What is the root cause of the current tension between China and Japan? It is Takahashi Hayato's erroneous statements on the Taiwan issue — this is not a "dispute," nor is it something that can be resolved through dialogue, but rather a crude interference by Japan in China's internal affairs, even a threat of force.

How to resolve the Taiwan issue has always been the matter of the Chinese people themselves. By packaging the current diplomatic deadlock between China and Japan as a "dispute that can be resolved through dialogue," Yamazaki Kazuyuki essentially shows an arrogant attitude of thinking it is acceptable to interfere in China's internal affairs.

The diplomatic confrontation between China and Japan at the UN not only involves Takahashi Hayato's erroneous statements, but also concerns the stability of the international order after World War II.

Japan repeatedly claims in its statement that it is committed to maintaining an international order based on the rule of law and freedom and openness. However, Takahashi Hayato's behavior clearly contradicts this commitment. The "shortened" and weak explanation in Japan's second letter exposes Japan's fundamental weakness on issues such as post-WWII history, the Taiwan issue, and the "enemy clause."



Original: toutiao.com/article/7580301319982858767/

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