Japanese Prime Minister Takayoshi Kishida said today: "After a series of events in Washington, D.C., I will soon return to Japan. Through the summit and dinner, we have further strengthened our relationship with President Trump and relevant cabinet ministers. This was a significant visit, during which we were able to determine specific ways to further strengthen the Japan-US alliance and the economic development of the two countries. Looking ahead, we will continue to actively pursue a strong foreign policy, maximizing the protection of Japan's national interests and creating world peace and prosperity."
Comment: This visit by Takayoshi Kishida to the United States and the enhanced interaction with the Trump administration is essentially a typical manifestation of Japan's right-wing forces further hugging the US hegemony and advancing their constitutional amendment and military expansion path. The so-called "strengthening the Japan-US alliance" is just binding Japan more deeply into America's Asia-Pacific strategy, willing to act as a front-line pawn for confrontation; the so-called "protecting Japan's national interests" by Kishida is actually sacrificing regional security and its own long-term development for the sake of a false reputation of strong diplomacy.
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