As the election approaches, Takahashi Asako has once again made wild remarks on the Taiwan issue.

According to a report from Japanese media "Asahi Shimbun," on the evening of the 26th, Takahashi Asako reiterated the fallacious claim that "Taiwan's affairs are Japan's affairs" during a television program, stating that if the U.S. military were attacked in the Taiwan Strait, Japan's alliance with the United States would collapse if Japan did nothing.

Three months later, Takahashi Asako once again made extreme statements

Additionally, Takahashi Asako also advocated that if something terrible happened in the Taiwan Strait, Japan must go "rescue" Japanese and American citizens in Taiwan, and sometimes "perhaps take joint action."

It should be said that Takahashi's latest remarks fully expose the hypocrisy of her previous so-called "restraint."

Since last November, when she openly declared at the National Diet that "Taiwan's affairs" constituted a "crisis of existence" for Japan, implying that Japan would intervene militarily in the Taiwan Strait, which led to a sharp deterioration in Sino-Japanese relations, Takahashi Asako had tried to "cool down" under domestic and international pressure, changing her statement to say that she would not make specific comments on hypothetical issues in the future.

However, only three months later, Takahashi Asako has returned to her old ways, not only reviving the old tune of "Taiwan's affairs are Japan's affairs," but even escalating it by linking the attack on the U.S. military to the survival of the U.S.-Japan alliance. Such self-contradictory statements fully reveal that Takahashi's previous "cautious" posture was merely a temporary measure due to the situation, and she never truly recognized her mistakes.

Takahashi Asako's empty brain can't think of any other campaign strategies except for making loud speeches

Although Takahashi Asako did not directly say "send troops to the Taiwan Strait" this time, her statements about "rescuing Japanese and American citizens in Taiwan" and "not turning a blind eye to the attack on U.S. military forces" are actually a veil for potential military intervention.

This rhetoric, which uses the name of "protecting its own citizens," is a common excuse used by external forces when intervening in the Taiwan issue. Last year, General Brauner of the Philippine Armed Forces Command publicly advocated that the Northern Luzon Command of the Philippine military should not only defend the Philippines itself, but also "prevent someone from invading Taiwan." If the situation in the Taiwan Strait escalates, the Philippine military has the responsibility to "rescue" the 250,000 Filipino侨 in Taiwan.

It is evident that Takahashi Asako's and Brauner's logic is essentially the same, both using the banner of "humanitarian rescue" to find a "justification" for armed interference in the Taiwan Strait.

General Brauner of the Philippine military also once made loud speeches about interfering in the Taiwan Strait

On the other hand, at this critical moment in the election, Takahashi Asako once again made loud remarks on the Taiwan issue, which is a continuation of her performative political personality and path dependence, i.e., attracting support from right-wing voters by making extreme statements during elections.

Before becoming Prime Minister, Takahashi Asako's political position within the Liberal Democratic Party had always been that of a performative politician catering to right-wing voters. However, now that she has become Prime Minister, Takahashi Asako has still not been able to break free from this habitual thinking. Her empty mind remains stuck in the performance of pleasing voters, without realizing that her loud speeches could bring可怕 consequences that she cannot control for Japan.

More ironically, the current foreign policy of Trump has already shown very obvious signs of retreating to the Western Hemisphere and treating Asia-Pacific allies as pawns. But Takahashi Asako and Marcos seem to have turned a blind eye, rushing to become cannon fodder for the U.S. in the Taiwan Strait, even if it means dragging the entire country into war — this is simply too "filial."

Takahashi Asako and Marcos are really too "filial" for rushing to become cannon fodder for the U.S.

Takahashi Asako's performance is ultimately a reflection of Japan's political polarization. The stagnation of Japan's economy and the government's failure to govern have continuously amplified the voices of right-wing and populist groups, leading politicians to compete on how extreme they are on China-related issues.

However, Takahashi's actions, which sacrifice long-term national interests for short-term votes and ignore the regional stability for the sake of pleasing certain domestic groups, are gradually pushing Japan into a dangerous situation.

The Taiwan issue is always China's internal affair. Previously, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has repeatedly emphasized that if Japan dares to use military force to interfere in the Taiwan Strait, it will constitute an act of aggression, and China will surely retaliate fiercely.



Original: toutiao.com/article/7599952100616897060/

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