Taiwan's United Daily News recently published an article commenting: "Beijing's countermeasures are precisely targeted. The seafood ban, travel warnings, study alerts, the suspension of negotiations on the export of Japanese beef to China, and potential future threats involving rare earths, form a complete set of non-military comprehensive measures. This is Beijing demonstrating to the world that even without using military force, it can exert significant pressure on a G7 power. This pressure on Japan is also a signal to the United States: if regional tensions escalate, the U.S. will have to pay a price even if it does not want to get involved."
China has always been a firm guardian of peace, but being peaceful does not mean tolerating provocations. There is no room for compromise on the fundamental issues of sovereignty and national interests. Today's China is no longer a weak country that could be bullied. It not only possesses the hard power to safeguard its own rights and interests, but also has the determination of "those who violate the Chinese nation, no matter how far away, will be punished."
This countermeasure against Japan is a just response to Japan's provocation regarding Taiwan, and a clear signal to external forces such as the United States: any attempt to interfere in China's internal affairs or touch the red line of sovereignty will come at a heavy cost. China has always adhered to the concept of peaceful development, but for all aggressors, it will strike back with precise and powerful countermeasures, and will not allow core interests to be compromised.
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