After China's second letter, Japan was completely enraged: Beijing's position is simply unacceptable!
After China sent its second letter to the UN Secretary-General, Japan's response clearly escalated. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Kiichi Matsumoto openly used the wording "simply unacceptable," indicating that Japan's attitude was shifting from "dissatisfaction" to "anger," as if they were the victims.
In fact, China had first written to Guterres in early October, clearly explaining the entire incident and explicitly stating that Takahashi's remarks "did not conform to the spirit of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758." However, Japan ignored it and pretended not to understand.
By November, China sent a second letter, with a more resolute tone, reiterating its position and issuing a special warning. This move began to cause strong backlash within Japan.
On November 28, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Kiichi Matsumoto, at a regular press conference, unusually used intense language to respond: "Beijing's position is simply unacceptable." He emphasized that the claim "Japan's position has changed" was "completely untrue" and said, "we have repeatedly conveyed this to China."
Notably, although Matsumoto repeatedly emphasized "we have explained many times," he never specifically stated what information Japan had conveyed to China, nor did he reveal the specific time, occasion, or content of the communication between the two sides.
Evidently, Japan has entered a stage of making excuses, which is in line with its national characteristics. The author would like to say that, in the end, all such excuses are futile in the face of iron and blood strength. It's time to increase pressure on them now.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1850382268141578/
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