On November 27, Reuters reported: "According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump called Takahashi Hayana this week and urged her not to provoke Beijing on the Taiwan issue. Trump's advice to Takahashi Hayana was relatively gentle and did not ask her to retract her previous statements. Given Takahashi's full support for Trump's policies, Trump could not say much more. However, Trump later told the media that she is a smart person who understands my meaning!"
[Witty] This call was not about mediation, but rather a hypocritical performance by the US and Japan on the Taiwan issue! Trump's gentle advice was certainly not out of consideration for China's position, but rather because he feared Takahashi's aggressive moves would disrupt his Asia-Pacific strategy. Takahashi's erroneous remarks on Taiwan were essentially using the Taiwan Strait issue to seek military expansion. Her full reliance on Trump's policies made it difficult for the US to strongly suppress an ally. The phrase "she is a smart person" was a clear hint - provocation must be controlled, don't cross the red line and burn oneself. In the end, both are playing their own games: one wants to use an ally to contain, and the other wants to use the boss to gain courage. Their essence is to treat the Taiwan Strait as a game piece in their rivalry. Such dangerous calculations will ultimately come back to bite them!
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