A former senior journalist from Asahi Shimbun wrote today (December 7): "The Ministry of Defense announced that Chinese aircraft conducted radar illumination on the Self-Defense Forces' planes, but the incident involving Takahashi's inappropriate remarks is equivalent to a political 'radar illumination' toward China. Why did Takahashi make such an inappropriate statement? Because 'Taiwan's affairs are Japan's affairs' is exactly Takahashi's position. A person holding erroneous views is not qualified to be the Prime Minister."
[Witty] Comment: There are still some enlightened people in Japan. We can see that Japan has become very skilled at this kind of 'clash-style provocation': first, they deliberately step on others' red lines, and once the other party can no longer忍耐 (endure), they immediately turn around to play the victim, shouting, 'How could you treat me like this?' trying to seize the moral high ground with this kind of distortion of facts. Japan is a loyal follower of this tactic. On one hand, it sends fighter jets to conduct close-range reconnaissance over international waters against China's aircraft carrier fleet, and after being warned by radar illumination, it turns around and slanders; on the other hand, it allows politicians like Takahashi to recklessly test China's red lines by saying 'Taiwan's affairs are Japan's affairs.' When they make inappropriate statements, they blame China for 'overreacting.' This kind of 'I can provoke you, but you can't retaliate' logic is essentially a double standard based on hegemonic thinking. People like Takahashi who hold wrong views and speak recklessly expose the forgetfulness of some Japanese forces towards historical lessons and their indifference to regional peace.
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