After the end of World War II, the United States originally wanted to take China against the Soviet Union. From Siberia to Xinjiang, the United States wanted to start a world hegemony on the long Sino-Soviet border.
But the Kuomintang failed to live up to its expectations and lost the mainland and retreated to Taiwan Island. Therefore, during the Cold War, Japan became the front line of the United States against communism and an important fulcrum of the United States' Asian strategy.
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the United States brought Japan to deal with China, and today's Japan is stronger than it was during the Cold War, at least temporarily.
Japan is following the United States and is worried about its future position in East Asia.
Regarding the future of this country, in fact, this country is very strange. It looks like an apprentice of Chinese civilization, but this apprentice has not learned the essence of Master's thoughts.
Mao Zedong was familiar with history books, and the great man once said: There must be a savage body and a civilized spirit.
This sentence is really suitable for Japan. Japan during World War II was very barbaric. As a result, today's Japan is more civilized than most countries. In just a hundred years, it has gone to two extremes, and these two an error.
For example, the Huns were good at fighting, and left the resources of the disabled and the elderly to the young and middle-aged. The key is that the disabled and the elderly thought it was normal, so the Huns became war machines. This is very similar to Japan during World War II.
But the Huns ultimately failed completely because the country lacked the spirit of civilization. Then again, if the spirit of civilization completely occupies the mainstream of society, it will lose the spirit of martial arts, and the consequences will be even more terrible.
For example, in the Southern Song Dynasty, the biggest failure was that the mainstream social thought emphasized literature over martial arts. Looking at today's Japan, the entire society lacks a sense of competition. It seems to be the so-called social peace, and it seems to be a pirated Song Dynasty.
I have many friends who went to Japan for development, and they all said: Japan is suitable for petty bourgeoisie, but today's Japan is not suitable for the turbulent waves of business, the Chinese business to make a fortune, if it is placed on Japan's side, it will be legalized Prohibited, or not accepted by the Japanese grassroots people.
This shows how profound the meaning of the great man's words "barbarous physique and civilized spirit" should be.
Coincidentally, today's Japan has a democratic system again. This social system has a huge flaw, that is, strategic short-sightedness. Focus on long-term development.
Japanese politicians clearly see that Japan is very likely to decline in the future. Even if the above vague theories are not discussed, the aging population alone has become a social problem.
And China's economy is developing rapidly, and it is about to regain its status as a great power in history. An island country like Japan has an innate sense of crisis, so this has formed a serious strategic misjudgment, that is: We in China believe that countries should cooperate and win-win, and Sino-Japanese friendship is beneficial to the world; but Japan insists They believe that the rise of China will hurt Japan's interests, so they want Japan to unite with the United States and must fight against China.
(Biden and Yoshihide Suga)
From this, we start today's article, and look at what crazy behaviors have Japan plunged into the arms of the United States in recent months to contain China?
Take Biden's Secretary of State Blinken as an example. He went to Japan on March 16 and held a 2+2 meeting between the United States and Japan with great fanfare.
As a result, the various anti-China policies of the Obama era have been repeated in the Pacific once again... After the talks ended, they began to accuse China for no reason, such as the South China Sea issue, the situation in the Taiwan Strait, whether the US-Japan security treaty includes the Diaoyu Islands... not to mention Tibet, Xinjiang and China. Taiwan.
To sum up, it is pointing fingers at China's internal affairs, making accusations against China's coastal areas, and pulling out Western values, re-discussing ideological conflicts, and a typical Cold War mentality.
On March 26th, at the White House press conference, Biden hyped up the China threat theory, saying that during his term, China will not become the world's leading country, but will make the United States. The strength continues to grow and expand.
The new U.S. president, Joe Biden, has begun to reorganize the domestic turmoil in the United States since taking office. In terms of diplomacy, the first foreign head of government he has received is the current Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
On April 15th, Yoshihide Suga went to the White House in the United States and reached a number of agreements with Biden at the conference table. The theme was how to oppose China and how to contain the rise of China.
These two people believe that China is a country that endangers peace in Asia, and they don't know if they will reflect on whether the United States is going anywhere in chaos.
The old tune of the United States and Japan is repeated. On the East China Sea and South China Sea issues, the United States and Japan believe that the United States and Japan must maintain the so-called freedom and openness, the so-called order and rules.When they said these words, their anti-China policies were already written on their faces.
After the White House meeting between the United States and Japan, Biden and Yoshihide Suga issued the so-called joint statement between the United States and Japan, and in this statement, the Taiwan issue was mentioned again.
I remember the last time the United States and Japan joined forces to play the Taiwan card against China, which happened fifty-two years ago. They did not realize how serious the consequences of this act of sending wrong signals to the "Taiwan independence" elements would bring about, misjudging the determination of 1.4 billion Chinese people for the reunification of the motherland.
Throughout the 100 days of Biden's presidency, his so-called "New Indo-Pacific Strategy" has clearly embarked on Obama's old path. The so-called new strategy should be said to be a new bottle, filled with the containment of China. old wine.
The importance of Japan in America's Asian strategy is self-evident. In terms of geopolitics, military bases, economic and trade, etc., Japan has long been a knife in the hands of Americans. cut to China.
If we say that American hegemony is a big umbrella, and Japan is an important umbrella bone.
For nearly half a century, the United States has controlled Japan's economic and military lifeline, treating it as a beast in prison, ready to be released to eat people at any time.
Now the Biden administration is going further and further on the road of "containing China", and Japanese politicians naturally want to take this opportunity to pull China down from the number one position in Asia.
After the Cold War, many countries in the Middle East were deeply involved in wars. They told the world with bloody facts that they must never believe the United States. However, to this day, many people still have illusions about Biden.
After Biden took office, not only did he not end Trump's naivety in international politics, especially in terms of dialogue relations, he even cracked down on China.
Biden has just taken office, and he has already drawn up an anti-China encirclement. From all angles around the world, the so-called "competition" with China is actually containment.
On May 4th in London, England, the foreign ministers of the G7 countries gathered together. In addition to Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, India, South Korea, Australia, and South Africa were also invited.
At this summit, the United States took the lead in declaring China as a threat, and then took the Taiwan card and wanted Taiwan to join the WHO.
From June 11th to 13th, the G7 will also hold a meeting of heads of government. At that time, Biden will definitely reiterate his Indo-Pacific strategy and expand the G7 into ten democratic countries, just like Obama repeats itself. China strategy during the period.
The article is written here, and when I write about the so-called ten democratic countries, I have to mention the "Asian Tsar" Kurt Campbell, whose English name is Kurt Campbell.
This person has been involved in the United States' China policy for a long time. The nickname "Tsar" comes from this person's tough attitude towards Asia, and he is a typical hawk.
As early as the Clinton years, Campbell had begun to formulate various Asian policies for the United States.
During the Obama years, Campbell's position was higher, and he helped Hillary to formulate the "Asian balance" policy, which shows his high status.
After Biden takes office, he will naturally reuse Campbell and give him the title of "Indo-Pacific Affairs Coordinator". Literally, it seems inconspicuous and not bluffing enough. In fact, Campbell is an anti-China think tank of the US government.
Most of Biden's Indo-Pacific strategy today was written by Campbell, who published an article in Foreign Affairs magazine as early as January.
The title is "How the United States Can Support the Asian Order." In his article, Campbell believes that by referring to the old Europe of the year, one can understand today's Asia, especially in East Asia.
According to Campbell's point of view, East Asia will repeat the chaotic situation in Europe. The United States should actively intervene in the Asian order, strengthen its partnership in the Indo-Pacific region, and achieve the balance of power and the return of the rule of law... The explanation is:
Back then, the United Kingdom used the sea to control the land, deliberately creating contradictions in the European continent, and reap the benefits of the fisherman; now the United States can also use the sea to control the land in East Asia, deliberately messing up the situation in Asia, and then containing China.
As for the so-called "return of the legal system", the so-called "return of the legal system" is full of murderous intentions. The straightforward explanation is: For example, the United States supports Australia to bully China. If China fights back, it will destroy the legal system and order.
Obviously, Campbell's mind is filled with the usual robber logic of the Americans. In the final analysis, it is to contain the rise of China, which is beyond doubt.
There are many articles by Campbell about the Indo-Pacific region, and they are all very long. The author makes a brief summary. The content is as follows:
The United States must contain China, and the first consideration in terms of economy is to use the Indo-Pacific countries. Cheap labor is used to deter China, especially to support India, and to confront China economically.
As for the military, the U.S. military should be widely distributed in Southeast Asia, East Asia, and the Indian Ocean... Establish new military intelligence partnerships in these regions, and integrate American strategy and Western values into these regions.
As mentioned earlier, when the G7 summit is held, they will engage in the "10-nation Democratic Alliance", which is exactly what Campbell proposed.
In both military and economic aspects, Campbell believes that India and Japan are very important allies and frontier positions to contain China's rise.
As can be seen from the above content, after Campbell's article was published, after Biden became the president of the United States, he directly transferred Campbell's Indo-Pacific strategic vision from paper to reality.
It can be said that in the process of containing China, Campbell was the screenwriter and Biden was the director.
From the perspective of Japan alone, Biden's tailor-made strategy for Japan is also somewhat similar to the strategic plan designed by Kissinger for the United States in the 1970s to let Asians fight Asians.
At this time, the question arises, why does Japan support the United States so desperately? Why is Yoshihide Suga so loyal?
is simply selfishness. For example, Zhao Lijian of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized Japan by name on March 17. Zhao Lijian said: is willing to look up to others and act as a strategic vassal of the United States to satisfy its selfish desire to prevent China's rise and revival. Betrayal of faith, undermining Sino-Japanese relations, not hesitate to bring in wolves and betray the overall interests of the region. This practice is disgusting and unpopular.
is a sigh of relief and strategic use. This does not need to be explained, everyone can see it.As for selfishness, let's explain in detail:
This goes back to after the end of World War II. The United States, like a bundle of rice dumplings, sealed the barbarity and madness of Japan, and shattered the war system of this island country. Not to mention the two previous atomic bombs, which shattered Japan's bones.
However, the ambitions of Japanese professional politicians are buried deep in their hearts, and it has always been difficult for the United States to eradicate them.
During the Cold War, the situation changed completely. Japan was originally an opponent of the United States, but in order to fight against the Soviet Union, Japan became an ally of the United States, as I mentioned earlier.
Since the United States hopes that Japan will fight against the Soviet Union, it will gradually loosen the seal on Japan. At this time, the interests of the United States and Japan begin to be highly intertwined.
The United States allows Japan to have armed forces, and Japan is eager to rebuild its military. At this time, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces immediately entered the stage of history. Although this military force belongs to the abnormal development of armed forces, it has been seen by Japanese politicians. The opportunity to realize the ambition has come.
If the Soviet Union did not disintegrate until 2010, Japan's military might not necessarily develop to what extent.
With the rise of China, Japanese professional politicians have once again smelled the familiar taste, from Obama's return to Asia to Biden's Indo-Pacific strategy. Although the names have changed, the pattern is still a familiar formula.
This is the selfishness of Japanese politicians, who want to use the international situation to pull the white sails of the country's military power forward. Instead of thinking about cooperation with China, I think more about confrontation.
Let’s look at the United States again. In order to fight against China, the Biden administration, under the domination of the Cold War mentality, is happy to loosen Japan’s ties. At this time, a situation that is unfavorable to China will inevitably be formed.
Especially the 2+2 talks between the United States and Japan some time ago, Yoshihide Suga's visit to the United States, the Seven Nations Conference... and then let Japanese politicians see that the opportunity for the Self-Defense Force to achieve great military development has come.
In the decades before that, the navy and air force of the Japanese Self-Defense Force had always been in wheelchairs and belonged to the disabled at sea and in the sky. The main task was to cooperate with the United States and participate in the East Asian region that may happen in the future. fighting.
But with the rise of China, Japanese politicians seem to want to take this opportunity to further loosen the U.S. military power against Japan. As for what the future will look like, China is definitely not willing to see it.
The key problem is that China is developing peacefully and never intended to provoke war, and the United States and Japan obviously do not trust China.
According to the time difference between the United States and Japan, it is April 16th in the United States and April 17th in Japan. Three things happened on this day.
First, Biden and Yoshihide Suga held talks at the White House and sent wrong signals to "Taiwan independence elements", as we said.
Second, in front of the Japan Exchange Association in Taiwan, the Japanese flag appeared on the flagpole. This is the first time the association has raised the sun flag in Taipei.
Third, Japan's Defense Minister is named Nobuo Kishi, who specially traveled from Tokyo all the way to Yonaguni Island, overlooking China's Taiwan from a distance. This person's behavior is self-evident.
If the author remembers correctly, on the same day one hundred and twenty-six years ago, Japan and the Qing government of the old society signed the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" and the same day in 2021, the three above happened. thing.
If the author remembers correctly, Shintaro Ishihara in Tokyo, Japan also engaged in the so-called "nationalization" of the Diaoyu Islands on April 17, 2012.
So many things happened on the same day in different historical periods , as to whether it is a coincidence? The author cannot verify it, but one thing is certain. Japanese politicians want to push China from the number one position in Asia.
Although today's Japanese people at the grassroots level lack the spirit of competition, the politicians in the upper class must have a strong memory of Japan before World War II.
Japan and the United States have made serious strategic misjudgments against China. There are two major misjudgments:
First, they misjudged China's peaceful rise, and they are simply unwilling to carefully study "win-win cooperation" The wisdom in these four words is always immersed in the conflict of ideology, immersed in historical inertia, unwilling to extricate itself, and actively falls into this terrible quagmire.
Second, it misjudged China's determination to unify Taiwan, which we mentioned earlier.
Japanese politicians want to dream of returning to militarism, and they are hostile to China's rise. I don't know if they have forgotten how the "Plaza Accord" Japan was beaten and beaten by the United States.
Japan is one of the most important supporting characters in Campbell's play, and Japan is stronger today than it was during the Cold War. Especially in basic materials and high-end manufacturing, Japan has always been at the forefront of the world.
China has its own shortcomings. Compared with the US-Japan alliance, it lags behind in terms of military and economic aspects.
Campbell hopes that Japan will disrupt the situation in East Asia. It is estimated that in the near future, we Chinese will have to face the threat of their US-Japan alliance for a long time.
But then again, the exchange of old and new in this world belongs to the general trend of history. The United States and Japan should see the situation clearly, take the road of win-win cooperation, and work with China to realize a community with a shared future for mankind as soon as possible.
In East Asia, there is no doubt about China's influence. We have deep internal strength and will become stronger and stronger. I believe that in the near future, we can make up for our own shortcomings.
At present, among China's goals, two are very important, one is the rise of China, and the other is to solve the Taiwan issue.
Our achievement of these two goals has nothing to do with the so-called "scramble for hegemony". The United States and Japan should put aside their hostility and avoid repeating the same mistakes as the Cold War.
Over the past forty years of reform and opening up, China has gradually become a protagonist on the world stage from an agricultural economy.
From the author's point of view, anyone who calls China's 40-plus years of economic construction a miracle of mankind must not understand China.
What miracles are there in the world? Only the diligent Chinese sons and daughters, the Chinese people have paid countless sweat and hard work in order to have enough food and a better life.
It is precisely the Chinese people's desire to live a "good life" that has aroused hostility in countries such as the United States and Japan. Americans gave a set of data in 2020, saying that in 30 years, China's per capita income will reach the level of the United States. So they Americans, feel anxious and uneasy about it.
The Chinese believe that China and the United States can cooperate to create a better and brighter future; it is a pity that the thinking of most American politicians is still in the middle of the Cold War.
Especially after Biden came to power, instead of reflecting on Trump's mistakes in China policy, he even more frantically formed gangs, especially Japan.
What are the consequences of this? The answer is: the global village is further divided, and a large "island country" like the United States wants Asia and even the wider Eurasian continent to fall into chaos.
At the end of the article, the author wants to say:
The democratic system is short-sighted. This is a congenital defect of the United States and Japan. In order to gain political capital and maintain the world hegemony of the American system, they began to frantically suppress China.
The United States is far across the Pacific Ocean, and Japan is a neighbor that China cannot move.
The relationship between China and Japan should have been a straight line, but because of the rude intervention of the United States, it has become a triangular relationship between China, Japan and the United States.
Japan did not learn too many lessons from World War II, and still wants to relive the old dream of the empire, which must be the wrong route to reverse the historical course.
In the 21st century, "building and developing human civilization" will inevitably become the theme of the times, rather than pulling up the Iron Curtain of the Cold War in the 20th century again.
China is not the Soviet Union, and will definitely not abandon its martial arts. Moreover, in the new era, it will continue to reform and innovate, and move towards a higher level of human civilization. Obviously, today's Japan has not followed the general trend of the times, and its political line deviates from the needs of the times.
Because Biden has just taken office, although various strategies have been formulated and various harsh words have been put down, it is still unknown how it will be actually implemented.
What we can see so far is that the United States and Japan have played the "Taiwan card", which is China's core interest issue.
It is also a problem that China cannot avoid in the process of its rise. Although there is the strength of the United States and Japan, and although there are various military pressures from the island chain, our determination to realize the reunification of the motherland will never be caused by the Pacific Ocean. a U.S. military base.
On the Taiwan issue, Campbell has been writing the script for several years, and the director has changed one after another, from Clinton all the way to Biden.
The United States and Japan regard "Taiwan" as a bullet, and want to use it to threaten China and lift China's internal problems into "international problems" on stretchers. Everyone knows its wolf ambitions.
China will definitely not make concessions, not only will the Taiwan issue not be compromised, but also because of the United States' gangs, we will not use our martial arts like the Soviet Union.
There are also more enlightened Western countries, such as Merkel in Germany, who do not eat Biden's set; and should Japan learn from today's Germany?
China has no intention of competing for hegemony, nor is it afraid of war. We will continue to walk on the road of enriching the country and strengthening the army to safeguard the unity and development of the motherland.
