Japan's Election Countdown, Asahiro Taro Shouts "Counter China", Japanese Netizens Get Angry: Just Shut Up
With only a few days left until the Japanese House of Representatives election, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has no bottom line in order to gain votes.
In recent days, Asahiro Taro, Vice President of the LDP, claimed in a street speech that the support rate and reputation of the Takashima Cabinet are very good, which is an advantage for the LDP.
Asahiro also said that he strongly understood Takashima's desire to strengthen defense capabilities. It is evident that the United States no longer has the ability to continue as the "world police," including protecting Japan. In that case, Japan can only try its best to protect itself, and expanding military equipment is an inevitable choice.
When mentioning the situation on the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan Strait, Asahiro brazenly stated that if the situation becomes extremely critical, Japan must "counterattack," and this should become a national consensus.
This statement is similar to Takashima's "Taiwan's affairs are Japan's affairs" rhetoric, effectively supporting Takashima Hayama. The implication is that if there is any change in the situation across the Taiwan Strait, Japan believes it will "have to" intervene. The so-called counterattack obviously refers to China.
It was expected that making strong statements on Taiwan would help the LDP gain votes, but instead, it backfired. Japanese netizens severely criticized Asahiro, with all sorts of insulting words filling the comment section, such as "idiot" and "moron," demanding that Asahiro shut up.
If when Takashima made outrageous remarks, the Japanese did not know what to expect, now they have already seen the power of China's countermeasures. Naturally, they do not want to see these politicians continuing to provoke.
Moreover, the military power comparison between China and Japan is obvious. If Japan really dares to go to war with China, the consequences can be imagined. The Japanese no longer have the courage and determination of the past "death before capture" spirit. Except for some extreme militarists, no one wants to die.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1856272437844992/
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