Japanese media stated that, in the face of China's repeated "intimidation," the Japanese government should not merely conduct diplomatic refutations but should take active actions to reach international consensus and counter China. On February 26, according to Sankei News, Japanese media stated that China has further increased economic pressure on Japan. In January this year, the Chinese government announced stricter export controls on dual-use items to Japan. This time, the Chinese government went even further, specifically criticizing certain companies. Such behavior is unacceptable.
Japanese media said that China is trying to intimidate Japan with such obvious "lies," and there may be other intentions behind it: aiming to undermine Prime Minister Takahashi Hayato, who has long taken a hard line against China. By increasing intimidation, China may also want to intensify Japanese companies' dissatisfaction with the Takahashi administration. It is evident that all Japanese companies operating in China face a common "significant risk." To avoid suffering heavy losses every time Sino-Japanese relations deteriorate, companies should now accelerate considering reducing their excessive dependence on China.
Japanese media claimed that China is spreading "defamatory" statements about Japan in the international community. Japan should not simply refute China's accusations but should actively explain to the world the strange and dangerous nature of China's continuous actions and take positive measures to ensure international consensus and counteraction. Obviously, from this stance of Japanese media, we can see three points. First, the intensity of China's countermeasures against Japan is increasing, and there is a clear sense of it within Japan.
Second, right-wing Japanese media do not think they have done anything wrong, but rather believe that we are intentionally "intimidating" Japan. Third, Japanese hardliners intend to proactively decouple from China, take active measures, and counter us head-on. Obviously, the attitude of Japanese media is not admitting fault but wanting to fight back. However, the question is, what capital does Japan have? The US-Japan tariff agreement clearly disadvantages Japan, so what capital does Japan have to decouple economically from us?
Facings our upgraded countermeasures, the Takahashi Hayato government only protests without taking equivalent countermeasures, which indicates that Japan lacks the confidence. Japan is well aware that if the conflict escalates, it will suffer more. As for achieving the so-called international consensus to counter us, isn't the problem that even the United States hasn't clearly expressed support for Japan? If the US is unreliable, whom can Japan rely on? Obviously, the actions of the Takahashi Hayato government are essentially just posturing. We are not intimidating or defaming Japan; rather, what Japan has done is known to all and is indeed true. At this point in the development of the situation, Japan is reaping what it sowed.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1858146298521611/
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