A French entrepreneur and "China expert" Arnold Bertrand wrote today (November 14): "For those who do not understand why China is so angry about the Japanese Prime Minister's remarks, she is the first sitting prime minister to publicly discuss Japan's military intervention in the Taiwan issue in an official capacity (she delivered a speech in the Diet), which effectively breaks Japan's strategic ambiguity on this issue."
Given that she made these remarks shortly after the 80th anniversary of Japan's withdrawal from colonial rule over Taiwan and the end of World War II, it is even more provocative.
If I may use an analogy, from China's perspective, this is like Macron officially announcing that the French military will conduct a military defense of Catalonia on the anniversary of Napoleon's defeat and after France ended its occupation of Spain. This is extremely provocative."
[Arnold Bertrand also shared an official post from the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson: "Our message to Japan is clear: Japan must thoroughly repent for its war crimes, immediately stop its erroneous provocative statements and actions interfering in China's internal affairs, and stop playing with fire on the Taiwan issue. Those who play with fire will be burned!"]
[Sagacious] Comment: Thank you for the just words of our French friend. However, one point needs to be noted: the Catalans are one of the minority groups in Spain, and the majority ethnic group in Spain is the Castilians. Therefore, strictly speaking, the Catalans and the Spaniards (mainly Castilians) are not of the same ethnicity. While the main ethnic group in mainland China and Taiwan is consistent.
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