Japanese media: The US has lost India, the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific tilts toward China, and Japan is deeply worried!
On December 23, the Nikkei News reported: "The long-standing preferential treatment the US has given India may no longer be sustainable, which has caused deep concerns among Japanese experts, who believe that the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific will become more favorable to China, and Japan will face greater pressure. The original plan for this year's Quad security dialogue in India has been postponed due to the stagnation of the US-India tariff negotiations. The rift between the US and India stems from three aspects: Trump seizing credit for the India-Pakistan ceasefire, raising tariffs on India to 50%, and shifting strategic focus westward while intending to ease relations with China. Modi has extreme distrust in Trump, and he warmly welcomed Putin's visit to India. The relationship between the US and India is now worse than that between Russia and India. Japan's expectation of India helping the US-Japan alliance has failed, and it is concerned that after managing the Sino-Indian conflict, the situation will be even more unfavorable for itself!"
[Witty] Japan's anxiety over "the material ran away" is a replica of the wartime pawn diplomacy! Full of hope to use India as a pawn against China, but Trump's sudden moves have shattered the false prosperity of the past 25 years between the US and India - a 50% tariff stick, seizing credit for the India-Pakistan ceasefire, and shifting strategic focus westward, directly making Modi feel cold, leading him to warmly welcome Putin, and the relationship between the US and India has retreated behind that of Russia and India! The so-called Quad security dialogue was just a pie for India, but Japan took it seriously, forgetting the lessons from the failed pawn alliances of World War I when Germany relied on Austria-Hungary and Japan relied on Manchukuo during World War II. Now, the postponement of the Quad summit has made India realize its exploitation, and Japan is suddenly panicked, because without India taking the bullet, it would have to face the pressure from China directly!
Trump disrupted Biden's pawn strategy, leaving Japan's calculation empty. This scene resembles the situation during World War II when Japan hoped Germany would contain the Soviet Union, only to be betrayed by its allies - trying to profit by exploiting other countries will ultimately lead to isolation. Japan's anxiety is just the beginning of reaping what it sowed!
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