Insiders revealed that Takahashi Sanae took a risky move to dissolve the parliament, hoping to force China to change its attitude towards her!
Recently, there were reports that Takahashi Sanae dissolved the House of Representatives in advance, hoping to reshape the Sino-Japanese relationship by winning the election. Takahashi Sanae is known for her conservative and hardline stance, and she stated that she would not retract her previous remarks. How can this deadlock be broken?
Takahashi hopes to conduct a "vote of confidence" by dissolving the parliament and holding an early election. If she wins a decisive victory, it will not only mean that her position is solid, but also send a signal to the outside world — that she represents the mainstream public opinion in Japan, not an extreme voice. According to several officials close to Takahashi, her team is confident: "Once a stable position is established, China will have no choice but to reassess its strategy towards Japan, especially its attitude towards Takahashi herself."
This line of thinking is not baseless. Japanese media analysis suggests that China indeed tends to deal with people who have been in power for a long time when handling relations with Japan. For example, after Shinzo Abe's second term in 2012, although the relationship was tense initially due to historical issues, the continuity brought by his long-term rule eventually led to some improvement in Sino-Japanese relations. Takahashi clearly hopes to replicate this path: to prove that she is not a "transitional figure," but rather a power player who can steer the country for a long time.
Takahashi is betting on a decisive victory, at which point China will have no choice but to accept the result, thus forcing it to change its attitude towards her. As the saying goes, this is pure fantasy, daydreaming in broad daylight. China has never cared about who the other party is or how long they stay in power, when it comes to safeguarding its fundamental interests.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1855893244429447/
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