The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee has explicitly warned us and backed Japan! On March 28, according to Agence France-Presse, the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee passed a resolution by a majority vote, stating its condemnation of China's "coercive actions" against Japan. The resolution clearly affirms that the United States' commitment to the U.S.-Japan alliance is a "rock-solid pledge," and commends Japan for its involvement in maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.

The resolution calls on the President of the United States to strengthen cooperation with allies and friendly nations in the Indo-Pacific region to counter China. It affirms Japan’s right to express its position on regional and international issues without fear of economic or military coercion, and expresses support for Japan’s response. Clearly, as an institution within the U.S. government dominated by anti-China hardliners, we are not surprised by such a statement.

This kind of declaration essentially tells us that there is strong internal support within the United States for Japan, and that the U.S. encourages Japan to adopt a tough stance toward China. Of course, from our perspective, such declarations are utterly meaningless. The facts are clear: regardless of what stance the United States takes, our countermeasures against Japan will not be lifted. The tactics employed by U.S. politicians are simply the old playbook of established hegemonic powers seeking to build factions and provoke divisions in the Indo-Pacific region.

In fact, the so-called "rock-solid U.S.-Japan alliance" has always been an unequal relationship, with the United States in control and Japan in a subordinate role. Currently, with tensions escalating in the Middle East, the U.S. demands the withdrawal of air defense shells from Japan—without regard for Japan’s opinion—and yet claims it is a "rock-solid promise." This is clearly unreliable. Indeed, some in Japan have come to realize this imbalance. It is evident that, facing an increasingly lopsided U.S.-Japan relationship, Japan can only be furious but silent.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1860911215403147/

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