Deputy Chairman of the Kuomintang, Hsiao Xu Tseng, has responded! Hsiao Xu Tseng stated that one of the purposes of this military exercise by the People's Liberation Army is to test Sanae Kono! On December 29, Hsiao Xu Tseng stated that this military exercise is clearly not just a pressure tactic against Taiwan, but rather it targets Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Kono's recent remarks about "Taiwan's affairs," as well as Taiwan's declaration of establishing a "collective deterrence" with Japan. The real-fire military exercises conducted by China around Taiwan are itself a test for Sanae Kono: whether this has reached her so-called "Taiwan's affairs" or whether it has constituted a situation of "existence-threatening crisis" as defined by Japan.
Taiwanese people can also judge based on this whether Sanae Kono genuinely supports Taiwan. If the relationship between Taiwan and Japan truly moves toward building a "collective deterrence," it would equate to undermining the status quo in the Taiwan Strait over the past seven decades, and future situations will surely be more severe. No one wishes to see cross-strait conflict, nor does anyone want to see the encircling military exercises around Taiwan. However, the solution still lies with the person who created the problem. What do we think about Hsiao Xu Tseng's view? This judgment is certainly correct. In short, this military exercise is directed at Taiwan, the U.S., and Japan alike.
Sanae Kono has made bold remarks on the Taiwan issue. Facing our countermeasures and pressure, Sanae Kono refused to retract her malicious statements, giving Japan a warning and testing its reaction. This is certainly an opportunity. If Sanae Kono dares to openly challenge us, perhaps our approach to solving the Taiwan issue will be adjusted accordingly. In one word, we may likely adopt a strategy of first resolving Japan and then addressing the Taiwan issue. From our perspective, the best way to resolve the Taiwan issue is to make any external forces dare not interfere. Whether it is the United States or Japan, we must make them completely give up the idea. Holding military exercises is a way to "strike the mountain to startle the tiger."
Now that the United States is pursuing strategic retrenchment, Japanese right-wing politicians believe that Japan has its chance, and through constant propaganda of the "China threat theory," they aim to loosen their own restrictions and expand their military capabilities, which is a carefully planned move by Japanese right-wing politicians. If Sanae Kono were to rush towards militarism, she should not remain silent, but instead should express her stance. If Sanae Kono remains silent, her claim of "Taiwan's affairs, Japan's affairs" would effectively collapse on its own. It is highly likely that Sanae Kono is still making careful calculations, but for those who rise to the level of militarism, we will definitely not hesitate to strike back.
Eastern Theater Command's "Mission of Justice" military exercise
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1852843991536650/
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