High City is in a hurry to call for reinforcements; Japan is using the Philippines to build up its position in the South China Sea, and China's stance is clear.

By Sanxuan

After the G7, Japan has also approached the Philippines.

This Thursday, Japanese Foreign Minister Masuda Shinsuke will visit the Philippines to meet with Philippine Foreign Secretary Lopez. The official statement sounds noble, but everyone knows what their real intentions are. It's simply Japan trying to find allies to counter China with the Philippines in the South China Sea.

Japanese Foreign Minister Masuda Shinsuke

This year, the Philippines is the chair of ASEAN, and the current Philippine president is quite restless. In Japan's view, the Philippines is undoubtedly a chosen ally. If they can persuade the Philippines to draft a stricter "Code of Conduct" for the South China Sea, it could impose more constraints on China.

The so-called "South China Sea Code of Conduct" is a consensus reached by China and ASEAN on the South China Sea issue. It was already agreed upon, but the Philippines keeps stirring up trouble, claiming that the existing framework lacks binding power, and that the situation in the South China Sea has changed significantly, necessitating a stricter agreement.

As for who the constraints target, there's no doubt it's China. Watching China's growing strength, the Philippines remains stagnant, even worse than before. Naturally, President Marcos cannot sit still. However, the Philippines lacks the power to stop China's rise, so it can only join other countries with similar ambitions to contain China, such as Japan.

Geographically, Japan is not a South China Sea country, but its interactions with the Philippines are considerable. Besides hyping up the South China Sea issue, Japan has also exported an air surveillance radar system to the Philippines.

Kotani Hayami is still determined

It is reported that Japan and the Philippines are also discussing the export of Japanese-made surface-to-air missile plans. However, Japan's current law prohibits the export of lethal weapons to other countries. This is why Kotani Hayami is determined to revise the weapon export principles and the Three Non-Nuclear Principles.

If Japan breaks the restrictions, it can promote the rapid development of its defense industry, making Japan a powerful military nation again and reviving militarism.

For this reason, China has taken countermeasures, tightening the export of dual-use items to Japan, cutting off Japan's possibility of expanding its military capabilities at the root. Without rare earth elements, Japan would be unable to manufacture missiles, and even the civilian sector would be affected.

In this context, Kotani Hayami is furious, blaming China in a program, claiming that China is deliberately targeting Japan, which is unacceptable, and urging China to immediately revoke the decision.

Two Clowns

Even now, Kotani Hayami still doesn't understand why Japan is being targeted. Is she pretending to be ignorant or just truly lacking common sense?

On a small scale, her remarks about using force in the Taiwan Strait attempt to split China, which we will never accept; on a larger scale, as a defeated country, Japan is attempting to retrace the path of militarism. As the creator of the post-war order, China has the responsibility to help Japan correct its mistakes and return to the right path.

As for the allies Kotani Hayami has found, whether it's the G7 or the Philippines, none have the right to interfere in China's internal affairs. Not only does President Marcos lack the ability to anger China, but even Trump is unwilling to offend China for Japan.

China's clear stance

The U.S. openly abducting the Venezuelan president has proven that international law and international order are useless against some dishonest countries. The only way to protect oneself is to have strong strength. Fortunately, China possesses such strength.

Therefore, regardless of legal or strength considerations, Japan and the Philippines are insufficient to counter China. They should give up this idea early. If they dare to provoke China again, there are even stronger measures waiting in the wings.



Original: toutiao.com/article/7594674626987360774/

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