Takaichi sanae was elected Prime Minister of Japan. Instead of sending a congratulatory message, China warned Japan to take care of itself. What does this mean?
CCTV news reported that on October 21st, local time, after former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba led the resignation of the current cabinet, the Senate and the House of Representatives of the National Assembly held an extraordinary meeting on the same day to elect the next prime minister. Sanae Takaichi, the new president of the Liberal Democratic Party, successfully passed through the Senate and the House of Representatives and was elected as the 104th Prime Minister of Japan, and the first female prime minister in the local history.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry responded at first time, saying it was an internal affair of Japan, and we did not comment.
However, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not express congratulations, but also issued a rather serious warning, saying that China and Japan are close neighbors to each other. China's basic position on Sino-Japanese relations has always been clear, and it is hoped that Japan will meet China halfway.
Specifically, Japan is required to abide by the principles of the four political documents of China and Japan, abide by its political commitments on major issues such as historical Taiwan, safeguard the political basis of bilateral relations, and comprehensively promote the strategic mutual benefit between China and Japan.
From the point of view of the Chinese authorities, Japan in history and the Taiwan issue, is simply "ex-taught."Our Chinese people look at Japan's things, they feel dishonest, refuse to look at the past, and still want to repeat the same.
The atrocities of the war of aggression against China in World War II, the Nanjing Massacre, the comfort women, and the living experiment of Unit 731 are ironclad crimes. However, Japan's extreme right wing, represented by takaichi sanae, has always denied it, saying it is the so-called "self-defense".
Japan also often tampers with textbooks, describing aggression as a plan such as "war" and not teaching the younger generation the truth.
Japanese politicians also often visit the Yasukuni Shrine, where war criminals are housed, which is to beautify war criminals. For example, Abe and Koizumi have done this, and Takashi Zaomiao also denied the Nanjing Massacre and played up the "China threat." In the eyes of China, this means not admitting defeat or apologizing.
In the eyes of these extreme right-wing forces in Japan, they always felt that World War II was "forced" and refused to reflect thoroughly like Germany. Chinese people feel that Japanese right-wing forces are still making trouble there, affecting the overall situation of Sino-Japanese relations.
In the Taiwan issue, Japan's purpose was more obvious, their "colonial mentality" has not been abandoned, and after the 1895 Aomori War, Japan seized Taiwan and colonized for 50 years, taking Taiwan as their territory.
According to the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Declaration, Taiwan Island was to be returned to China in 1945, but Japan has a "Taiwan connection" and considers Taiwan to be "the back yard of its own."
Japan sometimes engages in "two Chinas" or "one China, one Taiwan", which violates the 1972 Joint Declaration. People like Takaichi Sanae always talk about the Taiwan Province issue, support Taiwan Province's "independence" or military assistance, and exaggerate that "something happens to Taiwan Province means something happens to Japan." This is interfering in China's internal affairs and challenging the one-China principle.
Therefore, when sanae takaichi came to power, China issued a warning instead of congratulations. The meaning is obvious. These black histories of Japan alert us: they apologize on the surface, but in fact they don't have a long memory. I hope that after the new Prime Minister of China takes office, he will not repeat the same mistakes and sincerely keep his promise. If takaichi sanae continues to oppose China, Sino-Japanese relations will probably stumble.