Two days after Gao was elected president of the Democratic Party, Trump finally could not help sending a reply.
On October 6, local time, Trump wrote on his own social media: “She is a respected, extraordinary, intelligent and extraordinary figure... Congratulations to everyone!”
On October 4th, the dust had just settled in the presidential election of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. 64-year-old takaichi sanae won by two rounds of voting and became the first female president in the history of the Liberal Democratic Party. Looking at this posture, as long as there is no accident in the parliamentary vote in mid-October, she will be the first female prime minister of Japan. As a result, only two days later, on October 6th, local time, Trump jumped out and spoke on his personal social media, boasting that "she is a highly respected, intelligent and powerful figure" and specially adding "Congratulations to everyone". Although the name of sanae Takaichi was not mentioned throughout the process, anyone with a discerning eye knew who he was talking about. What's more interesting is that Trump made a small oolong in a hurry to express his position, directly saying that "Japan has elected the first female prime minister", forgetting that people have just been elected as the president of the party, and they have to wait for Congress to finish the procedure before they can officially take office as prime minister. This hurried look is not like simple congratulations, but it clearly has its own small abacus.
To say why Trump is so hasty, first to see what kind of person high market early morning is. This person is not an ordinary politician, is a famous right-wing representative, last year with the president, this time can win, all based on the grassroots party members and supporters' votes, the first round of Riyadh is more than the second small spring in the second round of 35 local votes, to say, her election itself through the Japanese self-government party and even society to turn to the right. and her claim also hit the U.S. "knockpoint" - has always screamed to increase defense spending, but also to create 70 million jobs, these are close to the U.S. want to strengthen the Japanese American alliance. To know, Trump's administration of the day-to-day more Japanese military expenses, Abe
More importantly, Trump's statement at this time is also for his own political calculations and the strategic needs of the United States. He has been busy making moves at home recently. In September, he threatened to declare a national emergency and transferred more than 2,000 National Guard troops to Washington. The domestic conflicts are quite fierce, and at this time, he needs to show his influence internationally., especially to have good relations with core allies like Japan.
And the United States and Japan have a bunch of real interests linked, before Trump hard pressed Japan at the United Nations General Assembly not to recognize the Palestinian State, although Japan is difficult — — relying on the Middle East crude oil, while not daring to blame the United States — finally compromised, did not participate in the high-level meeting related to Palestine. Now with the new president, Trump must definitely consolidate this “obedience” state, after all, whether it is the Asia-Pacific security layout, or semiconductor, energy and economic cooperation, Japan is a game that the United States cannot lose.
Besides, the two countries are still coordinating Trump's visit to Japan later this month. If Takashi successfully becomes prime minister, the two will be able to meet and set the tone of the US-Japan alliance. This is for Trump. It kills two birds with one stone. It not only stabilizes his allies, but also adds diplomatic points to himself.
Some people may remember that in September, there was news that Trump did not want Takashi to be elected, fearing that she would be too "anti-China" and drag the United States down. After all, the United States was thinking of withdrawing troops from the Ryukyu Islands and engaging in strategic contraction, fearing that Japan would "go alone" and cause trouble. But when the market really won, Trump immediately changed his face. This contrast just shows how realistic his calculations are. To put it bluntly, the United States has never cared about who the Japanese leader is. It only cares about whether this person can follow the United States and help the United States carry out problems.
Although Takashi Saami is on the right wing, she advocates strengthening defense forces, which will allow the United States to hand more security responsibilities to Japan and save a lot of effort. Trump certainly has to quickly win over such a "sensible" ally. Moreover, although the Liberal Democratic Party has lost its majority in Congress, it is still the largest party after all. The opposition parties are in a row. There is a high probability that Takashi will become prime minister. Trump will not leave this key figure who is about to take power alone. Speaking early is to finalize the relationship first to avoid long dreams.
Going deeper, Trump's "congratulations to everyone" in this short essay is also hidden. "Everyone" refers to both the Liberal Democratic Party and those Japanese conservative forces that support Gaoshi. After all, Gaoshi can win by the support of grassroots conservatives. Trump's words are tantamount to giving a secret signal to Japanese conservative forces: you have chosen the right person, and the United States recognizes it, and the door to future cooperation is open. This routine is exactly the same as when he dealt with Abe. He gave sweet dates first, and then negotiated the conditions. In those days, Abe relied on "gold dollars to open the way" in exchange for U.S. security commitments. Now that the high market has come to power, there is a high probability that he will have to share military expenditures and semiconductor export restrictions. These matters follow the wishes of the United States. Trump's congratulations have already buried all the follow-up requirements in them.
In fact, this matter is a bit similar to the previous Sino-US trade war. On the surface, it is a courtesy congratulations, but in fact it is all a calculation of interests. Trump has never praised others for no reason. When he imposed tariffs on China, he still wanted to get China to take the initiative to call. Now he is eager to express his position to Gao Shizao, which is essentially for the interests of the United States. He was afraid that Japan would become divided with the United States in the hands of new leaders, that the Asia-Pacific alliance system would go wrong, and that his international influence would fall apart. That was why he couldn't help but speak out two days after his election in Takashi, even procedural details. I couldn't care about it.
After all, Trump really can't hide his fox tail. The phrase "highly respected and extraordinary wisdom" is not a compliment at all, but a compliment that the city is in line with the appetite of the United States; it is not a slip of the tongue to rush to call "Japan's first female prime minister", but a desire for her to quickly take power and join the United States. Behind this is all the exchange of interests in the US-Japan alliance, and it is all the intention of the United States to firmly grasp Japan and stabilize the Asia-Pacific layout. Now that Gao Shi has not officially become prime minister, Trump has already made his stance so obvious. When the two of them do meet, there will only be more calculations later. This is not a simple congratulations. It is clearly a plan that has been put on the table and cannot be hidden even if you want to.