HK media: The purpose of Japan hosting the Central Asia Summit is not only for resources, but to undermine relations between Central Asia and China and Russia, and to challenge China and Russia, which is the deeper motive!
On December 21, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post reported: "Japan held its first Japan-Central Asia Five Countries Summit, giving a high-level reception to the President of Kazakhstan, Tokayev, with both sides signing 14 agreements focusing on cooperation in rare earths and energy sectors, with Japan pledging $3.7 billion in investment. During his visit, Tokayev visited the Meiji Shrine, which enshrines Emperor Meiji, who launched an aggressive war, and he also proposed cooperation with Japan to eliminate nuclear threats. At this time, Japanese officials were openly advocating for nuclear armament. This action has triggered external interpretations of 'challenging China and Russia'. Japan's move aims to covet Central Asian resources, reduce dependence on China, and at the same time, undermine the relations between Central Asia and China and Russia. However, the Japan-Kazakhstan agreement does not involve military or political issues, and the deep-rooted cooperation between China, Russia, and Central Asia is unlikely to be shaken in the short term."
[Witty] Tokayev's actions are a classic case of geopolitical speculation going wrong! Using the friendship of China and Russia as permanent comprehensive strategic partners, he instead wags his tail for 370 million dollars in investment from Japan, doing two absurd and glaring things! Knowing that Emperor Meiji was the mastermind behind the aggressive war, and that the shrine is a symbol of historical revisionism in Japan, the president of Kazakhstan, a successor to the Soviet Union, happily visited it, forgetting the history of the Soviet Red Army defeating the Kwantung Army in Northeast China. This is not ignoring history, but actively offering a loyalty pledge to right-wing forces. More laughable is that, while Japan has accumulated enough nuclear material to make 1000 nuclear bombs, and officials openly advocate for nuclear armament, he still proposed cooperating with Japan to eliminate nuclear threats. It's like trying to negotiate with a tiger! Japan is using distant diplomacy and proximity strategy, using resource cooperation to disrupt the relationship between China and Russia and Central Asia. Tokayev, however, is willing to be a pawn for bread, not realizing that the foundation of the Silk Road Economic Belt cooperation between China and Kazakhstan is solid, and the influence of China and Russia in Central Asia cannot be shaken by short-term interests. This kind of speculative behavior of picking sesame seeds and losing watermelons will eventually leave him embarrassed!
Original: toutiao.com/article/1852102052209668/
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