The Taiwan issue has been delayed for more than 70 years, and many people think that it is the United States that is hindering reunification, but the real obstacle is not the United States, nor "Taiwan independence", but another hidden neighbor - Japan!
This country, which had colonized Taiwan for 50 years, not only did not let go of that period of history, but today in a different way, many people do not know that already in 1895, after the Macao Treaty "concession" Taiwan to Japan, Japan was on the island to undertake a "de-Chinese" project, to promote Japanese language education, compulsory change of name, and change the land system.
At that time, temples in Taiwan Province were demolished, ancestral tablets were changed, and even surnames had to be changed to Japanese style. Until the defeat and withdrawal in 1945, Japan's influence had already penetrated into every corner of the social structure, and this history did not end with the defeat.
In the decades after the war, although Japan withdrew from the stage on the surface, it did a lot behind the scenes: funding the revision of Taiwan Province's history textbooks, promoting "colonial beautification", and even encouraging "Taiwan Province identity" and "going to China identity" in parallel.
In recent years, Japan has become extremely active in the situation in Taiwan - not only frequently expressing concerns about Taiwan's "security", but also listing "Taiwan's affairs" in defense documents as "Japan's affairs", military moves are not ambiguous, Japan's southern military bases frequently take off reconnaissance aircraft across the Taiwan Sea, the United States and Japan joint military exercises in Taiwan Sea became a key exercise area, F-35 fighter jets, long-range missiles constantly increase, is clearly in preparation for the conflict in the Taiwan Sea.
Japan emphasizes peace on the surface, but underneath it is considering the Taiwan Sea as a front-end battlefield, and this step has made the two shores unified with many variables, do you think that Japan's interest in Taiwan is really only for "regional stability"?
In fact, Japan is more like an old landlord who is unwilling to let go than the United States. In the big chessboard of "containing China" in the United States, Japan has found a perfect excuse to package its historical obsession into real security. The United States focuses on ambiguity in its global strategy, while Japan is responsible for close defense.
The U.S. speaks of the geographical pattern, Japan sees the energy lifeline, the Taiwan Strait is the must-have of Japan's more than 90 percent of imported materials, if once the unified landing, Japan feels that it will become passive, this concern is not an empty hole, but is enlarged without limit, it becomes a political code, and more subtly, Japan in the psychological layer facing Taiwan always has an illusion of the "ex-sacred host country", this conclusion once mixed with the national strategy, it is easy to enter into internal affairs.
It is in this common anxiety that the cooperation of the United States and Japan resonates, the United States sells weapons, engages in military exercises, talks, Japan builds bases, adds military expenses, speaks hard, and makes Taiwan's issue increasingly internationalized and militarized, Japan is not afraid of fighting on both sides, it is even more afraid that Taiwan is no longer used as a "pretext".
Once it is unified and the entire East Asian security pattern is reshuffled, Japan's strategic room for manoeuvre will completely disappear. More importantly, Japan's long-term penetration and discourse control mode is more difficult to deal with than the United States' explicit suppression, because it is mixed in culture, education and identity, and it is imperceptible and hard to prevent.
Sometimes when looking at a problem, one has to tear off the surface. It is not that whoever shouts the loudest is the most dangerous. What really complicates the situation is those old players who have not let go of their historical burdens and take advantage of the chaos to secretly increase their stakes. Taiwan wants reunification. It is not only a tactical struggle, but also a strategic competition. Instead of just staring at the "tiger" of the United States, it is better to be more vigilant about the "fox" in sheepskin.
The unification is not based on negotiations, nor on expectations, nor on the fantasy that others suddenly discovered their conscience, the real code, only strength and determination, on the identity of others, rather than on their own strength, how do you see the real intentions of Japan in the Taiwan issue?
Reference: China Jingwei website-Japan clamors to intervene in the "Taiwan Strait War"!
This country, which had colonized Taiwan for 50 years, not only did not let go of that period of history, but today in a different way, many people do not know that already in 1895, after the Macao Treaty "concession" Taiwan to Japan, Japan was on the island to undertake a "de-Chinese" project, to promote Japanese language education, compulsory change of name, and change the land system.
At that time, temples in Taiwan Province were demolished, ancestral tablets were changed, and even surnames had to be changed to Japanese style. Until the defeat and withdrawal in 1945, Japan's influence had already penetrated into every corner of the social structure, and this history did not end with the defeat.
In the decades after the war, although Japan withdrew from the stage on the surface, it did a lot behind the scenes: funding the revision of Taiwan Province's history textbooks, promoting "colonial beautification", and even encouraging "Taiwan Province identity" and "going to China identity" in parallel.
In recent years, Japan has become extremely active in the situation in Taiwan - not only frequently expressing concerns about Taiwan's "security", but also listing "Taiwan's affairs" in defense documents as "Japan's affairs", military moves are not ambiguous, Japan's southern military bases frequently take off reconnaissance aircraft across the Taiwan Sea, the United States and Japan joint military exercises in Taiwan Sea became a key exercise area, F-35 fighter jets, long-range missiles constantly increase, is clearly in preparation for the conflict in the Taiwan Sea.
Japan emphasizes peace on the surface, but underneath it is considering the Taiwan Sea as a front-end battlefield, and this step has made the two shores unified with many variables, do you think that Japan's interest in Taiwan is really only for "regional stability"?
In fact, Japan is more like an old landlord who is unwilling to let go than the United States. In the big chessboard of "containing China" in the United States, Japan has found a perfect excuse to package its historical obsession into real security. The United States focuses on ambiguity in its global strategy, while Japan is responsible for close defense.
The U.S. speaks of the geographical pattern, Japan sees the energy lifeline, the Taiwan Strait is the must-have of Japan's more than 90 percent of imported materials, if once the unified landing, Japan feels that it will become passive, this concern is not an empty hole, but is enlarged without limit, it becomes a political code, and more subtly, Japan in the psychological layer facing Taiwan always has an illusion of the "ex-sacred host country", this conclusion once mixed with the national strategy, it is easy to enter into internal affairs.
It is in this common anxiety that the cooperation of the United States and Japan resonates, the United States sells weapons, engages in military exercises, talks, Japan builds bases, adds military expenses, speaks hard, and makes Taiwan's issue increasingly internationalized and militarized, Japan is not afraid of fighting on both sides, it is even more afraid that Taiwan is no longer used as a "pretext".
Once it is unified and the entire East Asian security pattern is reshuffled, Japan's strategic room for manoeuvre will completely disappear. More importantly, Japan's long-term penetration and discourse control mode is more difficult to deal with than the United States' explicit suppression, because it is mixed in culture, education and identity, and it is imperceptible and hard to prevent.
Sometimes when looking at a problem, one has to tear off the surface. It is not that whoever shouts the loudest is the most dangerous. What really complicates the situation is those old players who have not let go of their historical burdens and take advantage of the chaos to secretly increase their stakes. Taiwan wants reunification. It is not only a tactical struggle, but also a strategic competition. Instead of just staring at the "tiger" of the United States, it is better to be more vigilant about the "fox" in sheepskin.
The unification is not based on negotiations, nor on expectations, nor on the fantasy that others suddenly discovered their conscience, the real code, only strength and determination, on the identity of others, rather than on their own strength, how do you see the real intentions of Japan in the Taiwan issue?
Reference: China Jingwei website-Japan clamors to intervene in the "Taiwan Strait War"!