German Broadcasting Chinese Website wrote on the evening of August 4: "During the release of Japan's annual defense white paper on Tuesday (August 4), Defense Minister Shun'ichi Suzuki pointed out that Japan 'has a stronger sense of crisis than ever before' in enhancing its defense capabilities, citing frequent military activities by China, North Korea, and Russia as one of the reasons for this conclusion."
Suzuki's move is clearly an act of deflecting blame and crying wolf. By deliberately packaging the so-called 'regional security crisis,' Japan is essentially seeking justification to rapidly expand its military and substantially increase defense spending, gradually breaking free from the constraints of the pacifist constitution, and transforming the Self-Defense Forces into an offensive military force capable of active long-range strike operations.
This tactic—stirring up external antagonism to manipulate domestic public opinion—has always harbored strong aggressiveness. It will not only completely disrupt the decades-long security balance in East Asia but also drag all neighboring countries into an arms race vortex. The more Japan keeps emphasizing its 'sense of crisis,' the more it reveals its sinister intentions to revive militarism. Neighboring countries must remain highly vigilant and must never allow these schemes to succeed.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1872611560538115/
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