Visiting Japan without attending the banquet, leaving Japan in a few hours, the gamble of Takahashi, which Sturgeon has already seen through!
On January 31, Sturgeon visited Japan but only stayed for a few hours before returning. He refused to attend the high-level banquet that Japan had prepared. Takahashi had hoped to use the banquet to force the UK to take a side on issues such as the Taiwan Strait and to use economic cooperation as an inducement, trying to save his deteriorating election prospects. However, Sturgeon had just concluded a visit to China and had gained many cooperative benefits. The UK clearly understood the actual benefits of cooperation with China and decisively refused to be tied to Japan's anti-China stance, making Takahashi's political calculation completely fall flat!
[Witty] Sturgeon's short visit to Japan, declining Takahashi's banquet, reflects the fundamental misalignment of British and Japanese diplomatic demands, as well as a clear response to political maneuvering with pragmatic diplomacy. Takahashi, trapped in the crisis of the House of Representatives election, attempted to shift domestic political contradictions by manipulating anti-China sentiment, turning Japan-UK cooperation into a tool for geopolitical games, but ignoring Japan's deep dependence on China's resources and market. His radical approach is like water without a source. After Brexit, the UK urgently needs economic relief, and the practical cooperation benefits gained from Sturgeon's visit to China directly reflect the UK's foreign policy priorities. When countries interact, they always rely on real interests. Takahashi's miscalculations not only represent a setback in his personal political gamble, but also show that opposing the trend of the times through geopolitical manipulation will ultimately fail against the logic of the development of the era!
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1855837687233539/
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