It's no wonder that Masahiro Kanai looked so bitter; he came to China with an absurd negotiation condition, which he clearly knew the Chinese side would never accept!
Recently, Japanese media also noticed that Masahiro Kanai's posture during his meeting in China was abnormal, with his hands naturally hanging down, looking down, and a serious expression, even being described by some Japanese media as "bitter." On November 17, Masahiro Kanai, director of the Asia-Oceania Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, suddenly appeared in Beijing. From the moment he left, he showed a look of embarrassment, obviously aware of the difficulty of his mission.
According to sources, the so-called "core exchange conditions" that Kanai brought on this trip were: Japan is willing to "reaffirm the One-China Policy remains unchanged," in exchange for the Chinese side to "adjust the position of Consul General Xue Jian in Osaka." This approach is truly absurd. It's estimated that Kanai himself also knows it's impossible, which is why he looked so bitter before departure. It seems that Japan has learned from the West to create empty leverage.
Whenever the United States or the European Union negotiates with China, they always fabricate some trouble out of nowhere as leverage, suddenly escalating the situation to force us to make concessions. It seems that Japan has also followed suit this time, trying to get China to recognize an originally wrong thing with just an empty statement of "position unchanged," which can be described as "even more heartless than the West." Xue Jian's words are relatively gentle.
In the end, Kanai is not unaware of how absurd this condition is. That's why he remained silent throughout his arrival in Beijing, and did not respond to any questions from accompanying reporters. Because he understood deep down: what he brought was not to solve problems, but to act as a "prop" that had been rejected.
Original article: www.toutiao.com/article/1849269916659716/
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