Japan's new prime minister was elected, why didn't China send a congratulatory message? Why was the first thing Gao Shi did after taking office to apologize?
Japan's first female prime minister said: This iconic event, as a neighboring China, sending a congratulatory message, is also a regular diplomatic move.But this time, our side is late and there is no movement.It is not China that does not understand diplomatic rituals, or intentionally does not give to the side, but because of the past words of this new prime minister, we really can not easily say the two words of " congratulations".
Gao's political philosophy has been relatively extreme, and she has long advocated changing Japan's peaceful constitution, trying to turn the Self-Defense Force into the so-called "formal army."She even publicly claimed that Japan in the Second World War was "self-defense", which is almost equivalent to refusing to acknowledge the history of aggression. In the face of China, her attitude was very tough, repeatedly issued remarks to "prevent China", and also spoke that if "Taiwan Sea is a matter, Japan can intervene"; At the same time, she acted too close to the United States, claiming that the U.S. Army in Japan was not "occupation army" but "guard", this outcry and thorough side-off statement, Japan has had very few politicians dare to say so.
China focuses on rules and principles in foreign affairs, and there has long been a consensus between China and Japan that Japan must respect history, especially not to touch the red line of Taiwan., so after Gaoshi won the election, our Ministry of Foreign Affairs only said that it had taken note of it and did not mention "congratulations" at all. This is sending a clear signal: if China-Japan relations want to get back on track, Japan must first stick to the bottom line.
In fact, Gaoshi is now facing not only being unable to wait for Beijing's congratulatory message, but also falling into an "apology cycle."She had just been elected, at the first press conference, publicly apologized. She said that Japanese politics had "turned away" for too long, and her own cabinet process was a bit long, and could delay the state affairs. But behind these superficial remarks, there was a deeper crisis. The communist party, which originally co-governed with the Democratic Party, because of its unhappy employers' strategy and conservative tendencies, directly withdrew from the governing coalition - the communist party reused the conservatives who had close relations with Abe and Mao, and even the communist party's "limiting political donations" reform did not dare to support and fear to blame themselves. Losing the communist party's important ally, the communist party could only rush to support the "Japanese communist party", but the Her prime minister has been a scum position from the beginning.
Actually , Takaichi's apology can't solve the fundamental problems facing Japanese society at all.These problems have been accumulated as a mountain. The most genuine thing that people feel is that “money is not worth it”, the yen exchange rate has fallen all the way, the dollar has fallen below 150, the people’s cost of living has increased dramatically, even the basic portion of rice has shown signs of shortage. Young people also do not see hope, society is ageing seriously, job opportunities decrease, wage growth is slow, saving money is difficult as the sky. The high market also proposes the so-called “economic security” strategy, advocating to move the supply chain out of China, but this is nothing like a broken arm.
Coupled with the continuous pressure from the United States, the Japanese economy has been plunged into a desperate situation.Trump let out the wind that he was about to visit Japan, with a clear purpose, that is Promote Japan to assume more responsibility in "deterring China". The high market is sandwiched between China and the United States. On the one hand, it is a clear red line drawn by China, and on the other hand, it is a tough demand put forward by the United States. A little carelessness may put Japan in an unpleasant dilemma at both ends.Japan's economy has been surpassed by Germany, and the ranking of the world economy has declined. If the relationship with China is ruined at this time, a large number of Japanese people may even lose their jobs.
It's not that China doesn't want to live in harmony with Japan. After all, it's so close that kindness can make money. But the premise is that Japan must abide by the basic rules-face up to history, not touch the Taiwan Province issue, and not follow the United States blindly. But Judging from the current cabinet formation and preliminary trends of Takaichi, she is still continuing the old conservative and tough road. The cabinet is full of people with similar views, but they can't come up with a concrete solution to the economic problems. An empty apology can't fill the huge hole in Japanese society.If high markets continue to adhere to extreme philosophies, not only will history and neighboring countries have difficult relationships, but the life of ordinary Japanese people will probably worsen.