French media said that China is "threatening" Japan, but Takayama Hayato's stance on Taiwan has not changed! On November 22, AFP reported that Japanese Prime Minister Takayama Hayato stated that the idea of promoting Japan-China strategic mutual benefit relations remains unchanged, and his position on the Taiwan issue has not changed. However, the Beijing authorities insisted that Takayama Hayato "immediately retract his erroneous remarks." Earlier, China had carried out a series of "threats" against Japan.
China claimed that Japan must "take concrete actions to correct the mistakes, otherwise China will have no choice but to take further measures." China has already started "sanctions," including advising Chinese tourists not to visit Japan, stopping the processing of Japanese seafood imports, delaying the East Asia Cultural Ministers' Meeting, and the three-nation summit facing a suspension, etc. However, the "intimidating statements" by Chinese diplomats seem to have failed, instead boosting the support rate of Takayama's cabinet, and China's goal was not achieved.
Evidently, from the French media's report, regarding Takayama Hayato's harsh words, the French media do not think this provocation is problematic at all, but rather believe that our warning, countermeasures are threatening Japan. To be honest, this logic is extremely absurd. It seems that according to the French media, although Japan is a defeated country in World War II, Japan can ignore the UN Charter, even resorting to military action abroad. We are very doubtful whether the French media have any common knowledge of international rules?
Takayama Hayato's serious provocation, being counteracted, is self-inflicted. Since he dared to provoke, he must bear the consequences of the provocation. Calling our legitimate countermeasures as a "threat" to Japan, does the French media want to stand on the side of Japanese militarism and cheer for it? Saying that they promote Japan-China mutual benefit, but doing acts that harm China's interests, Takayama Hayato's statements are not convincing, and we certainly will not give up!
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