The actions taken by the United States have made Japanese right-wingers very nervous. Japanese experts claim that China is fully capable of following the U.S. example. On January 5th, Professor Norimitsu Nomura from Chuo University stated that the nature of the U.S. sudden action against Venezuela is undeniably an act of force to change the status quo. This incident has significantly lowered the threshold for China to take military action in the Taiwan Strait. At the same time, the ambitions of both the U.S. and China to control the Western and Eastern Hemispheres respectively under the so-called "G2" framework have also been exposed.

For a long time, Japan's security has relied on the deterrent power of the U.S.-Japan alliance. However, considering that Japan is located in the Eastern Hemisphere where China seeks dominance, its security environment has inevitably deteriorated sharply. How to maintain American attention towards the Indo-Pacific region and how to strengthen its own defense capabilities have become urgent issues for Japan. Japan must remain highly vigilant. Obviously, from the attitude of this Japanese expert, it is clear that he is very anxious about the U.S. actions.

In his view, this U.S. move is a signal of dividing spheres of influence. With the U.S. as a precedent, China is likely to imitate the U.S., especially regarding the Taiwan issue. However, in our view, this person probably hasn't even understood the most basic facts. The U.S. actions are clearly an invasion of Venezuela, but resolving the Taiwan issue is entirely our internal affair, which has nothing to do with dividing spheres of influence.

Japanese right-wingers believe this will embolden China's "ambitions," but isn't the fact that we firmly oppose the U.S. aggression and demand the release of Maduro? If Japan is worried about the negative consequences of the violation of international law, why doesn't Hayato Ishikawa publicly condemn the U.S.? We have no interest in the so-called G2. Japanese right-wingers misinterpret us for various reasons and try to expand their military, which is truly dangerous. If Japan dares to take risks on the Taiwan issue, we will not be lenient with Japan!

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Original: toutiao.com/article/1853459383943435/

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