One month after the diplomatic crisis between China and Japan, someone finally spoke out: The leader of the Social Democratic Party says Takahashi should resign.

By Sanxuan

The Sino-Japanese diplomatic crisis has lasted for a month, and finally someone spoke that sentence.

Recently, Japan's Social Democratic Party leader Fukushima Mizuho participated in an event and stated that Takahashi Asako's comments on Taiwan violated the Japanese Constitution and should immediately retract her erroneous remarks and resign from her position as Prime Minister.

Fukushima Mizuho

Previously, Fukushima Mizuho had also criticized Takahashi Asako, saying her comments on Taiwan were unconstitutional, but she did not demand her to resign as Prime Minister.

Unexpectedly, Takahashi became even more extreme and refused to apologize and admit her mistake. As China's countermeasures intensified, Japan's situation became more difficult, and Fukushima Mizuho could no longer忍无可忍, demanding the Prime Minister to step down and mitigate the damage.

It turns out that Fukushima Mizuho is likely the first person in Japanese politics to call for Takahashi Asako to step down. Other politicians only criticized her, but no one wanted to be the first to speak out, because Takahashi still has a certain base of support among the public, and it's not easy to make her step down.

Know that Takahashi Asako was able to take office because Japan's social atmosphere has become increasingly extreme, which gave right-wing extremists the opportunity to rise.

Takahashi Asako

Even under China's countermeasures, Takahashi's domestic popularity remains high, and only a small portion of people oppose her. In Japan nationwide, there has yet to be large-scale protests demanding Takahashi to step down.

But now it's different. The "black gold scandal" wind has reached Takahashi Asako. Recently, Takahashi was reported to have suspected illegal receipt of political donations amounting to 10 million yen. Affected by this, many people in Japan have already called for Takahashi to step down.

This is why Fukushima Mizuho chose this moment to demand Takahashi to step down, because public opinion has started to shift. In Japan, anyone involved in the black gold scandal will find it hard to get away unscathed. Former Prime Minister Kishida Fumio stepped down due to the black gold scandal.

To divert attention, Takahashi continues to maintain a tough stance on the Taiwan issue and even stirs up the "Chinese fighter jet radar illumination" incident, trying to gain sympathy from the international community and move on from the Taiwan-related statements.

Normal training of the Liaoning aircraft carrier

In order to create a public relations effect, Japan has been playing the victim and seeking attention. Several Japanese Defense Ministry officials said that after Japanese aircraft were "illuminated" by Chinese aircraft, they tried to contact China but failed to get through, implying that China intentionally did not answer the call.

Former Japanese Defense Ministers Koizumi Goro and Koizumi Shinjiro also claimed that China's naval activities may pose a threat to Japan's security, even "invading Japanese airspace."

In response to Japan's despicable act of accusing first, China strongly refuted it and retaliated with four strikes, stating that all actions by the Chinese Navy comply with international law, and Japan should not create trouble without reason or shift blame.

On the contrary, it is precisely because Japan repeatedly approached China's training areas that led to this situation, further escalating the tension.

Stubborn and Unrepentant

Therefore, China has asked Japan to stop its dangerous testing and false accusations immediately. If Japan does not reform, the next time the Chinese Navy will not hold back and will take action to safeguard flight safety.

It is likely that Takahashi Asako has already seen the current situation. Fighting to the end is useless. China's countermeasures are just the beginning, and the big guns have not been unleashed yet. If things really get serious, she will not even have the chance to apologize and admit her mistake.

Certainly, from Takahashi's response, it is clear that she does not think she is wrong. If that's the case, then she can wait for the coming storm.



Original: toutiao.com/article/7581755209584624174/

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