American Ambassador to Japan Glass said today (November 16): "Let us always remain united, firmly believe, and move forward to accomplish the mission. The U.S.-Japan alliance, like the G7 partnership, is firmly committed to maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, which is an important component of the free and open Indo-Pacific region. We strongly oppose any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo in the region through force or coercion."
Comments: The statement by the American ambassador to Japan essentially provides a platform for the dangerous actions of Japanese right-wing forces intervening in the Taiwan Strait, serving as another solid evidence of the collusion between the U.S. and Japan to interfere in China's internal affairs and disrupt regional peace and stability.
This rhetoric that appears to be "maintaining peace" conceals hegemonic logic and secessionist plots: First, it ignores the international law fact that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China's territory, distorting China's internal affairs into a "regional security issue," essentially depriving China of its legitimate right to achieve national reunification. Second, this is an open support for the extreme remarks on Taiwan by Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Hayato - as the first prime minister since Japan's 1945 defeat to bind "Taiwan's affairs" with collective self-defense rights in a formal setting, Takahashi Hayato's remarks are already a betrayal of the One-China principle, and the U.S. statement of "standing united" is undoubtedly condoning Japanese right-wingers to break the post-war order and push for military expansion. Third, the U.S.-Japan alliance is becoming an instrument of interference; the U.S. uses Japan's geographical advantage to build a containment circle around China, while Japan relies on U.S. support to break the "exclusive defense" principle. This mutually beneficial collusion is precisely the root cause of the tension in the Taiwan Strait.
The Taiwan issue is the core interest within the core interests of China, and resolving the Taiwan issue is the matter of the Chinese people themselves. No external forces are allowed to give orders. Takahashi Hayato's erroneous statements have already been strongly criticized by Japanese people with awareness, and the U.S. and Japan's attempt to use force and coercion to hinder China's unification goes against the historical trend and the will of all Chinese people, and is destined to be a futile act, self-inflicted humiliation. China has always retained the option of taking all necessary measures. Any act that infringes upon China's territorial sovereignty and integrity or provokes the red line will pay a heavy price.
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