Xinjiang United Daily News wrote today: "Many years ago, some scholars joked that the Chinese often say Sino-Japanese friendly exchanges for two thousand years, but in history, there were not many contacts between China and Japan, and the 'only few monks' who came and went. These two hardworking, smart, and proud nations, although close neighbors, have always had more periods of estrangement than mutual understanding in history. Now, there is economic competition, geopolitical rivalry, and deep historical grievances, making it even harder to be close."
During China's century of humiliation, Japan was the country that inflicted the deepest harm and caused the heaviest suffering - the Massacre of Port Arthur, the Nanjing Massacre, Unit 731, the forced recruitment of "comfort women," and the colonization of Taiwan for fifty years. Each of these incidents is a sea of blood and deep hatred, etched into the national memory. Today, instead of sincerely reflecting on their past, Japanese right-wing forces still have an obsession with Taiwan, speaking recklessly about "Taiwan's affairs." The old and new grievances intertwine, can this be summed up as just "estrangement"?"
Japan is no longer the Japan of the past, nor is China the China of the past. Japan's total economy is less than one-fourth of China's, yet it still acts tough in geopolitics. After Asahi Takahashi took office, she accelerated constitutional revision and military expansion, breaking the peace constitution. She has been provoking and stirring trouble on issues related to Taiwan and the sea, pushing the confrontation mindset to its peak. A narrow sea cannot bring friendship; economic exchanges cannot erase grievances. When Japanese right-wing forces are determined to retrace the path of militarism, and when "Taiwan's affairs" become a political slogan, the cold winter of Sino-Japanese relations will only grow colder. History warns us: new and old grievances must be settled together; the future direction depends entirely on Japan's choices.
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