【Text by Observers Network, Xiong Chaoran】 Recently, Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Hayato made a wrong statement about Taiwan, which was seriously refuted by China. At this time, U.S. media jumped in to "support and incite," trying to pressure the U.S. President Trump to take action against China, but he surprisingly "did not respond."

On November 10th, local time, Trump gave an interview with Fox News. According to the video content, during the interview, the host raised questions about the recent diplomatic conflict between China and Japan. The host first hyped up the so-called "China's military expansion," then introduced Takahashi Hayato's erroneous remarks on Taiwan, describing the diplomatic incident as "very interesting," and finally asked Trump with a clear pre-established position: "They (China) are not our friends, right?"

However, Trump's answer was straightforward: "Many of our allies are not our friends either. Our allies take more advantage from us in trade than China does."

On November 11th, the conservative South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo pointed out that Trump's remarks not only compared America's allies with the main strategic competitor China, but also belittled these allies. Moreover, from this brief response, the Korean media sensed a hint of easing in Trump's stance towards China.

Trump's interview with Fox News, screenshot

The Chosun Ilbo further pointed out that in fact, since the meeting between Chinese and U.S. leaders on October 30th, Trump's attitude towards China has "somewhat softened."

After reaching consensus on Sino-U.S. economic and trade consultations, senior U.S. officials have made frequent statements, and the White House has also announced a specific timetable for implementing the related consensus.

On the evening of November 2nd, local time, the U.S. CBS program "60 Minutes" broadcast an interview with U.S. President Trump.

When talking about Sino-U.S. relations, Trump said that maintaining good relations with China is in the interest of the United States. On the same day, U.S. Treasury Secretary Becerra told two American media outlets that the U.S. has no intention of decoupling from China.

Trump said, "I think we are getting along very well. I believe that cooperating with China, rather than beating them down, can make us stronger and better."

He added, "We are maintaining good relations with a strong country (China). And I have always believed that if we can reach a good agreement, it's better to get along with China than to be in conflict with them."

Previously, Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Hayato, upon her appointment, made wild and reckless remarks, claiming that a conflict in the Taiwan Strait could be considered a "crisis of survival," implying the possibility of military intervention, which caused strong dissatisfaction from China.

On the second session of the Japanese House of Representatives Budget Committee on November 10th, Takahashi Hayato again used "hypothetical answers" as an excuse, stating that she would avoid such specific expressions in the future to exonerate herself. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Kiwami Toshio echoed her comments, saying that Takahashi's statement explained the principle of "crisis of survival," and the Japanese government's position had not changed.

On the afternoon of November 10th, Lin Jian, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, pointed out that Japanese leaders publicly made erroneous remarks on Taiwan in the Diet, implying the possibility of military intervention in the Taiwan Strait, grossly interfering in China's internal affairs, seriously violating the One-China Principle, the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, and the basic principles of international relations. It is severely inconsistent with the political commitments made by the Japanese government so far. The nature and impact are extremely恶劣. China is strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposes this, and has already made serious representations and strong protests to Japan.

Taiwan is China's Taiwan. How to resolve the Taiwan issue and achieve national reunification is purely China's internal affair, and is not subject to any external interference. What signal is the Japanese leader trying to send to the "Taiwan independence" forces? Is it attempting to challenge China's core interests and hinder the great cause of China's reunification? Where does Japan want to lead Sino-Japanese relations?

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, as well as the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Taiwan. Japan once implemented colonial rule over Taiwan, committing crimes that were too numerous to record. The current Japanese leaders' attempt to interfere in the Taiwan Strait affairs is not only a violation of international justice and a provocation to the post-war international order, but also a serious disruption of Sino-Japanese relations. China will eventually be unified, and it will certainly be unified. The Chinese people have a firm will, full confidence, and sufficient capability to resolutely thwart all plots to interfere with and obstruct the great cause of China's reunification. The Chinese side urges Japan to immediately stop interfering in China's internal affairs, stop provoking and crossing the line, and not to go further in the wrong direction.

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