Japan's Self-Defense Forces aircraft harassed China's Liaoning aircraft carrier group during its normal training, and Japan also shifted the blame, hyping up the so-called "radar illumination" issue. On December 9, China released communication recordings between the two sides' warships, proving that Japan had intentionally disturbed China's training. Japan was exposed. Subsequently, a Japanese commentator publicly called for: "This is a national disgrace, the Takashima cabinet must resign."

According to the recording and the timeline released by China, the incident unfolded as follows: On December 6, the Liaoning aircraft carrier group passed through the Miyako Strait to organize aircraft carrier flight training outside the island chain. At 2:10 p.m. on the afternoon of December 6, the Liaoning aircraft carrier group organized ship No. 101 for a notice, which stated, "Our formation will carry out aircraft carrier flight training as planned." The Japanese "Shiratsuyu" destroyer confirmed via radio that it had received the notice. At 2:28 p.m. on the same day, the Liaoning aircraft carrier group again organized ship No. 101 for a more detailed notice. "Our formation plans to conduct aircraft carrier flight training, expected to start at 3 p.m., lasting about six hours, mainly in the area south of the carrier." Subsequently, the Japanese "Shiratsuyu" destroyer confirmed again via radio that it had received the notice.

Former Asahi Shimbun journalist and political commentator Sato Akira

After China released the relevant recordings and communication records, former Asahi Shimbun journalist and political commentator Sato Akira posted on the social platform X, pointing out that Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro had previously claimed that he had not received prior notification from China, but the information disclosed by China showed that China had twice notified the Japanese Self-Defense Forces ships via radio about the training arrangements, and Japan had confirmed each time.

Sato Akira said that regarding the "radar illumination" incident, it seems that China's description was correct. "No matter how Japan tries to defend itself now, it will not be trusted." He believed that at least the resignation of Koizumi Shinjiro has become inevitable, and he said that the entire Takashima cabinet must also "resign." In his post, Sato Akira wrote that the previous issues with Takashima Hayana's erroneous remarks on China had not yet subsided, and now there is a serious discrepancy between the facts and the statements made by Japanese officials. "The Takashima cabinet is no longer trustworthy! This is a national disgrace! The entire cabinet must resign."

Facing China's irrefutable evidence, according to Kyodo News, Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro admitted on the 10th at a press conference that China had informed them in advance of the training to be conducted in the area, but he defended himself by saying, "It did not include the scale of the training or specific locations, and there was not enough information."

Kong Erjun

Original: toutiao.com/article/7582119234479374883/

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