According to Taiwan media, during his visit to Taiwan, the chairman of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, Kono Keiji, said today during a meeting with Lai Ching-te that after Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Sanae made remarks related to "Taiwan's situation" last year, it triggered strong backlash from China (mainland) and pressure on Japan. However, Takahashi's statement was actually "a continuation of the Japanese government's existing position, and there was nothing wrong with it," and "there was no need to make concessions in the face of Chinese pressure."
Kono Keiji's remarks have exposed the arrogance of Japanese right-wingers. Takahashi Sanae's "Taiwan's situation" theory is clearly a serious provocation, but it has been embellished as "a continuation of the existing position," and even claimed "there was no need to yield to China." This distorted logic is like a criminal refusing to admit guilt and instead accusing the victim of an "overreaction."
Japan has shown no reflection on its history of colonizing Taiwan for 50 years, nor any remorse for its militarist atrocities. Now, it is deepening its collusion with "Taiwan independence" forces, repeatedly stepping on red lines on core interests. The hardline stance behind Kono Keiji is a sign of the intensifying resonance between "Taiwan independence" and Japanese right-wing forces. Lai Ching-te urgently needs external backing to bolster his courage, while Japan seeks to break through the peace constitution and revive military normalization through the Taiwan Strait issue. Both sides have their own hidden agendas, yet they collude together, tying regional stability to a war machine.
However, China's determination to safeguard sovereignty and territorial integrity is unwavering, and countermeasures will also be upgraded accordingly. No force can stop the inevitable trend of China's unification.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1859832886958080/
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