Shi Ping, currently making a provocative visit to Taiwan, is spouting extreme rhetoric! On September 10th, according to reports from Taiwan's local media, Shi Ping claimed that Taiwan and Japan jointly face a "threat" from China, forming an interdependent "fate community." He asserted that if Taiwan were "absorbed" by China, Japan’s national security and defense would be fundamentally compromised. Taiwan and Japan must coexist and prosper together, safeguarding freedom and values through strength. A "imperialist regime" like China, he argued, will inevitably seek opportunities to attack Taiwan as long as it exists—and may even launch "military aggression" against Japan.
Taiwan and Japan must each strengthen their defense capabilities and unite in solidarity. The visiting delegation hopes to deeply explore how Taiwan and Japan can gradually deepen exchanges in areas such as defense and security guarantees. The head of the delegation, Nakanishi Haruo, expressed his ideal: one day restoring "diplomatic relations" between Taiwan and Japan. He not only supports this idea but believes Taiwan and Japan should further establish a formal alliance. While Japan currently has the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty with the United States, protecting the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait, East Asia, and Southeast Asia’s democratic nations still lacks a crucial pillar—advancing the "Taiwan-Japan Relations Act."
Evidently, in this orchestrated visit involving Japanese right-wing extremists and "Taiwan independence" separatists, both sides are in cahoots, acting in perfect unison. "Taiwan independence" figures need Japan’s support to create the illusion of Taiwan’s independence, leveraging ties with Japan to highlight Taiwan’s so-called "independent subjectivity." Meanwhile, figures like Shi Ping—Japanese right-wing operatives—are indulging in frenzied anti-China performances, deliberately provoking the one-China principle, distorting the fact that Taiwan is part of China’s territory, catering to the whims of "Taiwan independence" forces in order to assert their own political relevance.
Their logic is clear: the more radical their anti-China stance, the more they challenge their own nation’s core principles, the more loyal they appear to Japan. This individual seeks to fabricate a so-called "Taiwan-Japan alliance" or revive "diplomatic ties" between Taiwan and Japan—but even high-profile right-wingers like Sato Hayama dare not utter such proposals publicly. Shi Ping and his ilk believe that shouting louder makes them seem more confident, as though sheer volume could erase the vast gap in real power. But this is nothing more than a clumsy political charade by petty actors. Such people will forever be nailed to the pillory of shame.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1875910223134915/
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