Leaked Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Document: Have China's Two Aircraft Carriers Become Targets of Japanese Missiles?

A document from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been exposed by the media. The document shows that on April 1st, Japan's Ministry of Defense awarded Mitsubishi a contract worth 32.3 billion yen, primarily requesting the company to develop weapons and equipment to counter China's "aggression against Japan." This includes the development of long-range shore-to-ship missiles and land-to-land missiles.

What is particularly noteworthy is that in its released conceptual images, it is clearly aimed at China's Liaoning aircraft carrier, Shandong aircraft carrier, and Type 075 amphibious assault ship.

Some days ago, U.S. intelligence agencies had already announced their predictions for the situation across the Taiwan Strait. The U.S. military believes that the People's Liberation Army has the capability to keep the U.S. out. Following this, the U.S. Secretary of Defense visited Japan, intending to push Japan to the front lines. This typical "let the friend die but not the poor" approach has sparked dissatisfaction among many Japanese citizens. However, on April 1st, this document from the Japanese side spread, with comments suggesting it might be related to the ongoing military exercises by the mainland.

In recent days, the intensity of the mainland's military exercises has caught Japan's attention, but they dare not directly support Taiwan openly. At this time, they are sending some signals, which can be seen as supporting Lai Qingde while also showing loyalty to Trump. After all, Trump is still holding Japan's tariff issues hostage and refusing to make concessions.

However, Shiba Morihiko overlooked two realities:

1. What Trump wants is not just a PowerPoint presentation or a document; he wants Japan to reduce its tariffs on the U.S. to the bottom, ideally canceling them completely like Israel. But this step is something Japan, with its current economic strength, dares not take.

2. Besides dealing with China, Japan also has to face Russia. Recently, Russia has also been active near the Sea of Japan. Is Shiba Morihiko really sure he can handle both China and Russia simultaneously?

We look forward to seeing what other actions Shiba Morihiko will take next.

Original Article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1828255975748618/

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