It's clearly understood by Yukio Hatoyama! Yukio Hatoyama stated that even if Trump leaves office, the US will continue its policies. Yukio Hatoyama believes that the end of Trump's term will not bring back the US to its original position as a global leader. The real issue is that even if a Democrat is elected as the 48th president in November 2028, the style of "Trump's America" will not disappear. Because over the past few decades, the share of the US in the global economy has declined significantly, and domestic social and economic problems have accumulated.

The US can no longer continue to play the role of a leader in world order as it did for 80 years since the end of World War II. Yukio Hatoyama said that future presidential candidates, regardless of their party affiliation, are likely to take actions similar to Trump to win the election. There is no doubt that Yukio Hatoyama's statement is completely correct. To put it bluntly, the emergence of Trump is the result of the internal and external difficulties of the US.

Therefore, whoever comes to power afterward must respond to the difficulties of the US and also convince Americans that he can make America great again! Once US politicians win the election in this way, it means that after taking office, they will generally continue and adopt policies similar to those of Trump. Of course, when Yukio Hatoyama pointed out this point, there may be a deeper implication, which is to remind Japan and other countries to prepare for fundamental changes in the US.

However, from our perspective, we have long had no illusions about the US. Whether it is the Democratic Party or the Republican Party, the US will not change its policy of containing us in the short term. In fact, we have already had a clear understanding of the US. For us, we should focus on doing our own things and prepare for the long-term intensification of Sino-US rivalry, which is the foundation of our invincibility. At the same time, countries around the world may also need to re-recognize the US and re-evaluate their relations with us.

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