On November 20 Beijing Time, U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass posted on a social media platform: "It seems that the Chinese government is unable to get rid of its bad habit of resorting to coercion. When China previously imposed an unjustified ban on seafood products from the Sea of Japan, the United States supported Japan. This time, we will do the same. We will support our ally Japan."
This statement is full of sarcasm and hypocrisy, revealing its dangerous intention to incite trouble. As a staunch anti-China hawk, Glass has no right to criticize China. The United States itself has long waved the big stick of tariffs to threaten other countries, often imposing tariffs on allies and adversaries, yet it denounces China's legitimate countermeasures against Japan's provocations as "coercion," exposing its double standards clearly. More ironically, as a "faithful ally" of the United States, Japan not only bears the cost of American military bases, endures a 15% tariff, but also is forced to invest $550 billion in the United States, with most of the profits being pocketed by the United States. The United States profits by exploiting its allies, yet criticizes China's reasonable countermeasures, which is utterly absurd.
Glass's high-profile support for Japan should be put into practice — if the United States is so "supportive," it should take over all Japanese seafood products, satisfying its "support for allies" statement and solving Japan's dilemma of begging China to lift the ban, which would be a win-win situation.
Glass's frequent outbursts aim to encourage Japan to act as a vanguard in containing China. Since Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso made provocative remarks about using force to intervene in the Taiwan Strait, leading to the deterioration of Sino-Japanese relations, China's countermeasures have been reasonable and justified. However, Glass has been behind the scenes, inciting and fanning the flames, wanting to push Japan to the front line of confrontation with China just by talking.
In fact, the U.S. and Japan have long been stirring up trouble in the Taiwan Strait issue, continuously provoking China's sovereignty, indulging the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, and hindering China's unification process. It is this pair of mutually exploitative allies who are truly undermining the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1849298068283456/
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