At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China on October 23, a Japanese Yomiuri Shimbun reporter asked a question that put the subtle tension of Sino-Japanese relations on the stage: "Takichi Saami has become Prime Minister of Japan. Will China send a congratulatory message to her?"

This almost ¡°interrogative¡± question exposes Japan¡¯s preoccupation with China¡¯s attitude.

In response, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guo Jiangkun, said that China has made appropriate arrangements in accordance with diplomatic practice.

It is not difficult to see that China's attitude is very obvious.

In addition, my spokesman also emphasized that China and Japan are close neighbors, and Japan should earnestly abide by the principles established in the four political documents of China and Japan, and should also abide by its political commitments on major issues such as history and the Taiwan Province issue.

These remarks are not only an indirect response to the "congratulatory message controversy", but also a clear reminder to the government of Takaichi Sanae.

You know, Japan's first female prime minister has long held a clear right-wing attitude. She not only visited the Yasukuni Shrine, which enshrines Class-A war criminals of World War II, many times, but also publicly objected to the expression in Murayama Talk that recognized Japan's "aggression" history.

As far as China is concerned, historical cognition is one of the political foundations of Sino-Japanese relations. These past behaviors of takaichi sanae have forced China to be cautious when releasing diplomatic goodwill. After all, "congratulatory messages" are not only etiquette, but also implies recognition of the foundation of bilateral relations.

Interestingly, at the same time, the government has also announced in advance the draft of the government speech to be released on 24th, which shows a clear ¡°two-sided¡± expression of China.

On the one hand, she referred to China as an ¡°important neighbor¡± and also explicitly called for the ¡°promotion of strategic mutual relations through the dialogue of the two heads of state¡±, which is to throw the olive branch of communication with China;

But on the other hand, she stressed that "there are concerns in the field of security and economic security" in the middle of the day, which is obvious.

If you look closely at this draft policy speech, you can more clearly see the policy logic of the Gaoshi Early Miao government.

At the military and national defence level, she intends to revise the "National Security Strategy" and other "Security Three Documents" that make up the core of Japan's security.

At the same time, it is also planned to ease related restrictions on arms exports, promising to increase defense spending to 2% of GDP by the year.

These moves contradict the ¡°strategic reciprocity¡± she called for.

On the economic level, she advocates investing in cutting-edge industries such as AI and semiconductors to drive growth.

However, her emphasis on "economic security" also reminds people of Japan's previous actions on issues such as chip export controls and supply chain decoupling, which may become potential obstacles to future Sino-Japanese economic cooperation.

In its initiative, Gao Xiaobo proposed a ¡°top dialogue¡±, which essentially wanted to adjust the relations between China and Japan under complex internal and external pressures.

For her, the domestic situation does not allow for diplomatic "hard confrontation".

But in reality, this request is not easy to land.

China's attitude is very clear: the prerequisite for dialogue is to respect the political foundation, and historical issues and the Taiwan issue are unbreakable red lines.

During the time of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and others in office, China-Japan relations can be gradually improved, one important reason is that the two sides haveined a basic consensus on historical issues and avoided touching the Chinese bottom line on the Taiwan issue.

However, if Takashi Zaomiao wants "strategic reciprocity" to go beyond mere rhetoric, he must first take practical actions on these core issues.

In the end, the core of this matter is not "the message is not sent", but where the relationship between China and Japan will go. Next, the administration speech of the high-market early-minute will be an important window of observation, anyway, or "listen to its words, look at its actions."