Xinhua News Agency, Singapore, January 3rd reported: "Scholars interviewed pointed out that in order not to disrupt President Trump's visit to the mainland in April, the U.S. reacted quite conservatively to this mainland military exercise; Japan's statement was also the most moderate one in history, as it used to at least condemn the mainland for disrupting regional stability, but this time it didn't mention it at all."
[Cunning] Comment briefly: Trump is concerned about the fragile improvement of Sino-U.S. relations and hopes that his visit to China in April will proceed as scheduled, so his reaction is relatively restrained. While Takahashi Asaoka did not want to retract her provocative remarks, she clearly has become more restrained after causing trouble. Their "compromises" in the face of interests are merely due to fear of the consequences, and once their goals are achieved, it's hard to prevent them from reverting to their old ways and continuing to provoke.
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