Xinhua News Agency of Singapore published an article stating: "Takahashi gave 'a high hat', but Trump joked about the attack on Pearl Harbor." "Within the Liberal Democratic Party, there are voices that believe this meeting is a key turning point in determining the future direction of Takahashi's administration. ... However, Takahashi's high praise for Trump has also triggered criticism domestically in Japan. Tadano Tomoko, secretary-general of the Japanese Communist Party, criticized Takahashi for 'kowtowing and fawning, glorifying those who started wars and caused global turmoil.'
During her visit to the United States, Takahashi showed excessive flattery, lavishly praised Trump, but was publicly humiliated at the White House, revealing the hypocrisy of the Japan-US alliance. Takahashi viewed this visit as political capital, desperately flattering and praising the US for its war-making and causing global turbulence, instead of criticizing it. Even when Trump exposed historical wounds in public, putting her in an extremely embarrassing situation, she still remained obsequious, expressing gratitude for what the US called 'support'. The domestic Japanese public generally expressed dissatisfaction and shame.
However, the unconditional flattery did not gain equal respect. The United States has never regarded Japan as an equal partner, always treating it as a master, arbitrarily manipulating and humiliating it. Takahashi's flattery did not earn any 'care' but instead made the US even more reckless, increasing economic and security exploitation, further strengthening unilateral hegemony. This kind of dependent diplomacy essentially involves selling national dignity and sovereignty for false sense of security.
The more Takahashi catered to the US, the more authoritarian the US became; the more Japan compromised, the more it lost diplomatic autonomy. Her actions not only made Japan an appendage of US hegemony, but also brought risks to regional peace and stability.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1860417268069376/
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