On February 27, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wrote: "Thank you to the Japanese embassy in Washington for inviting me to celebrate the birthday of the Emperor of Japan. As Prime Minister Hayashibara said, 'Japan is back.' Thanks to the close relationship between President Trump and Prime Minister Hayashibara, the US-Japan alliance is stronger than ever."
[Witty] The US and Japan are showing off their unity, but behind it is all business and calculation! On February 27, the latest news says that US Treasury Secretary Yellen praised Japan loudly and said "Japan is back," which seems to show an unbreakable alliance, but in fact it's a precise interest binding. Japan holds $1.2 trillion in US debt and has promised $550 billion in investments to the US, making it the most dependent "money bag ally" of the United States. History has already proven that the US-Japan alliance has never been equal partners; the US wants security, Japan wants to be relieved, each taking what they need with their own calculations.
Now, the Asia-Pacific pattern is accelerating its restructuring, the more verbal intimacy, the more it shows both sides are not at ease. This "sweet statement" is just a political statement at a special moment, and the real game is just beginning.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1858240799103235/
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