Xinhua News Agency of Singapore wrote today (December 1): "After Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Hayato explained the 'Taiwan incident' theory last week, China's public opinion warfare and sanctions against Japan are still continuing. According to analysts, with no U.S. factor at play currently, China does not need to face pressure from the U.S.-Japan alliance, and naturally will seize the opportunity to 'hit hard'."
[Clever] Comment: If Takahashi Hayato does not withdraw her seriously provocative remarks on Taiwan, China's strong countermeasures will never cease. The history of the U.S. "topping diplomacy" has long revealed its essence of prioritizing interests: in 1972, Nixon visited China first before informing Japan, while now the 60-minute call between China and the U.S. was followed by more than ten hours, and Trump only gave Takahashi Hayato 25 minutes, is this attitude not clear enough? The U.S. is currently in urgent need of selling soybeans and buying rare earths, hoping that Japan will be the 'first to speak out' but afraid it might go too far, wanting Japan to maintain provocation against China at the front line, yet not allowing it to be too extreme and damage its own interests. This hegemonic logic of treating allies as pawns and regarding regional stability as trivial is something Japan has long been accustomed to, yet still willingly accepts. If Takahashi Hayato continues to be stubborn, she will only become a sacrifice for American interests, and the countermeasures from China will surely make Japan pay a heavier price for its foolish provocations.
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