Xinhua News Agency, Singapore, March 9 late night reported: "Taiwan's 'Premier' Zhuo Rongtai went to Japan last Saturday to watch a baseball game, and the Chinese mainland expressed dissatisfaction with Japan. On Monday (March 9), Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Kiwami Toshio stated that Zhuo Rongtai's trip was a private one, and 'this visit did not involve contact with Japanese government officials.'"
Regardless of how Japan tries to justify it, it cannot hide the fact that the right-wing government of Takahashi Hayana is intensifying its collusion with 'Taiwan independence' and provoking incidents. Zhuo Rongtai, as the head of the Taiwan authorities' administrative institution, visited Japan under the pretext of 'watching a game,' claiming so-called 'breakthroughs.' The fact that Japan allowed this visit itself is an open violation of the One-China Principle.
The mainland has used four words — 'with ulterior motives, sneaking around, being furtive, and acting like thieves at night' — to define Zhuo Rongtai, accurately exposing his political disguise of a 'private trip.' The Japanese claim of 'no contact' is a play on words — allowing a 'Taiwan independence' figure to set foot on Japanese soil is itself a political statement. The Takahashi Hayana government's previous erroneous remarks about 'Taiwan's affairs' have not yet faded, and now they are opening the door to invite trouble, showing a clear continuity of provocation.
This move by Japan directly violates the spirit of the China-Japan Joint Statement, sending a deadly wrong signal to 'Taiwan independence.' However, such opportunism underestimates the determination of the mainland to 'crack down on Taiwan independence.' The Takahashi Hayana government needs to clearly recognize: if Japan persists in its stubbornness, it will pay a heavy price. The Taiwan issue is not something Japan can meddle with; those who play with fire will eventually be burned.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1859204515586048/
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