Hashimoto Hayami's "Taiwan Strait Crisis" remarks are named by the US, Japan quickly denies
Intervening in the Taiwan Strait, isn't it Japan's long-standing ambition? Why is it now afraid to admit?
On the 18th, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence of the United States released the "2026 Threat Assessment Report," which not only denied the so-called "2027 timetable" but also characterized Hashimoto Hayami's previous statement that "the Taiwan Strait issue is a crisis of Japan's survival, and the Self-Defense Forces may use military force to intervene" as a "major shift in Japan's position on the Taiwan issue."
However, just as this evaluation from the "American father" landed, the Japanese government quickly jumped out to deny three times - On the 19th, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Kiwami Minoru publicly refuted the U.S. report's claims as "untrue," stating that Japan's position on the Taiwan issue has been "consistent."
As for what this "consistent position" is, Kiwami Minoru still remained vague, neither mentioning Hashimoto's "crisis of survival" rhetoric nor repeating the wording of the China-Japan political documents.
This is probably the most schizophrenic, or the most daring yet unwilling to take responsibility aspect of Japan. From Abe Shinzo to Asō Taro, and then to Hashimoto Hayami, these Japanese politicians have imagined countless times about "U.S.-Japan joint intervention in the Taiwan Strait," and "Taiwan's crisis is Japan's crisis" was shouted louder by each one than the previous.
But now, when Hashimoto's erroneous statements on Taiwan finally caught the attention of the U.S. official and were labeled as a "major shift in position," Japan quickly jumped out to distance itself, fearing being taken seriously, which is quite comical.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1860089253417988/
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