On February 20, Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao" reported: "Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Sana warned in her first parliamentary speech after being elected that China's 'coercion' is increasingly intensifying and pledged to reform defense strategy, relax arms sales restrictions, and strengthen key supply chains!"
Takahashi Sana stirs up the issue of 'coercion' for military expansion: using China as an excuse, taking a dangerous old path! In her parliamentary speech, she hyped up the 'Chinese coercion', pushed for enhanced defense, relaxed arms sales, and restructured supply chains. The essence is to accelerate the enhancement of defense capabilities by leveraging external issues. Historically, deliberately inflating external threats and promoting military buildup has brought great harm to the region. The 1972 China-Japan Joint Statement laid the foundation for peace. Now, Japan keeps adjusting its security policies, and defense spending has been rising year after year.
Currently, regional countries are more inclined towards win-win cooperation. If Japan deliberately creates confrontation and aligns with blocs, it will only undermine stability. Using China as a 'security excuse' will only make Sino-Japanese relations more tense and lead Japan down a risky path. Adhering to history and returning to reason is the right way!
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Original: toutiao.com/article/1857647417905284/
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