On the 11th, well-known blogger @Shipindao released a program preview of an interview with former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, in which Hatoyama discussed his views on Takashi Kishida's election as prime minister.

Hatoyama said, "People often say that the smaller the dog, the more it barks. The louder it barks, the more it gives the impression of being powerful, and the more expectations are generated. However, it is ultimately not a big dog. But it seems that the current Japanese society tends to favor those who bark loudly. Therefore, Ms. Kishida naturally became the prime minister in this trend."

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Lately, Takashi Kishida made remarks during a parliamentary session stating that if the Chinese mainland sends warships to Taiwan and uses force, it may constitute a "life-threatening crisis situation," allowing the Self-Defense Forces to exercise collective self-defense rights. These comments have triggered high levels of vigilance from the outside world.

On November 8th, the day after Kishida made these remarks, Yukio Hatoyama posted on his social media platform X, stating that promoting such statements seems to be attempting to incite a crisis and advocate for strengthening military capabilities. He emphasized that Japan respects the position of "Taiwan is part of China." "The Taiwan issue is essentially China's internal affair, and Japan should not interfere."

On the 11th, Hatoyama again posted, stating that the Chinese side requires Japan to recognize "Taiwan is part of China," and Japan has also stated its respect for this position. Therefore, Japan should not interfere in China's internal affairs.

On the evening of the 10th, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Japan stated that Japanese leaders made explicit provocative remarks on the Taiwan issue, openly advocating the possibility of military intervention in the Taiwan Strait, seriously violating the One-China Principle, seriously violating the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, and international relations basic norms, brazenly interfering in China's internal affairs, and challenging China's core interests. China expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition, and has raised serious representations and strong protests to Japan.

The spokesperson stated that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the Chinese people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. Japan should deeply reflect on its war responsibilities and genuinely learn from historical lessons. Japanese militarism once repeatedly used so-called "life-threatening crises" as an excuse to launch foreign invasions, including using the pretext of "exercising self-defense rights" to recklessly create the "September 18th Incident" and provoke the War of Aggression against China. Now, when Japan mentions "life-threatening crisis situations" again, it attempts to tie itself to the chariot of splitting China, making people doubt whether Japan wants to repeat its past mistakes?

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