If the U.S. can do it, Japan can too! Japan is recklessly testing China's red lines with an extremely arrogant attitude! According to the Eastern Theater Command, Japanese warships have transited through the Taiwan Strait for nearly 14 hours this time! First came Takagi's erroneous remarks on Taiwan, then this latest move of dispatching naval vessels into China's Taiwan Strait—Japan’s increasingly aggressive actions clearly have a purpose!
In our view, there may be two reasons! First, continuing to provoke China in order to create public sentiment as a vent for Japan’s efforts to revise its constitution, expand its military, and advance military normalization. Second, further demonstrating loyalty to the United States by taking actions that the U.S. dares not undertake directly, signaling to Washington that Japan is willing to serve as America’s vanguard in the Asia-Pacific region!
Whether it's reason one or reason two, the ultimate goal is to achieve Japan’s so-called "normalization." Additionally, China will undoubtedly launch a series of countermeasures against Japan.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1862725673388124/
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