In late September, there will be two funerals of important politicians around the world, and they will be state funerals, one of which is former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe , and the other is the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of England.
The so-called "no comparison" will cause no harm. If these two state funerals were not in the same month, perhaps the embarrassment in Japan would not be so obvious. Now that the two state funerals are held almost at the same time, many things are more subtle.
First of all, from the experiences of Shinzo Abe and Elizabeth II , the former, as the prime minister who served the longest since the constitutionalism of Japan, has left a rich political legacy and influence in Japanese politics, and has a certain status around the world.
But compared with Queen Elizabeth II, which almost runs through contemporary British history, Shinzo Abe's brilliance in history is obviously not as bright as the queen.
From the perspective of Japan and the United Kingdom, although Japan surpassed Britain in economic terms, it was a defeated country in World War II , and its international influence and status were far inferior to Britain.
plus Shinzo Abe's evaluation at home and abroad are quite divided. Some Japanese believe that he has made contributions, but others think that Shinzo Abe's nearly 10-year term has only increased the gap between the rich and the poor in Japan, continued the history of Japan's recession, and did not have any outstanding political achievements.
Chinese people pay attention to "final conclusion", and they also belong to Japan in cultural circles. Traditional culture is also relatively "happy in life and death". To put it bluntly, "the death is the greatest".
Shinzo Abe was assassinated, but there are great differences between the people in Japan about Japan's state funeral. Many people do not support holding a state funeral for Shinzo Abe, thinking that he is "not worthy of" the honor.
From this we can see that Abe 's evaluation in China is indeed mixed, especially among the people at the bottom, and the reputation is not very good. After
and Queen Elizabeth died of illness, the United Kingdom, including other countries under the entire Commonwealth system, had no disagreement regarding the holding of state funeral for her. In other words, as Queen Elizabeth , her performance during her term was recognized by her own people. In contrast, the two
are more contrasting with the embarrassment of Japan's holding state funeral for Shinzo Abe this time.
Of course, since it is a state funeral, then an indispensable link is that foreign political leaders attend. In a common sense, this kind of public state funeral is not only a test of the political reputation of the deceased, but also a test of a country.
Before the news that the UK was going to hold a state funeral for the queen, Japan held a state funeral for Shinzo Abe this time, and the momentum was quite strong. The Vice President of the United States, the former President of France, and other countries, as representatives, many people have been determined to participate in this state funeral. Kishida Fumio has engaged in "condolence diplomacy", which seems to be relatively successful.
However, after the news of the British state funeral for the Queen came out, the situation changed immediately. If nothing unexpected happens, most of the major leaders of European and American countries will participate in this state funeral activity for Queen Elizabeth, which is in sharp contrast to Japan's state funeral for Abe.
Objectively speaking, this is understandable. After all, Europe and the United States are integrated in culture, and the United Kingdom is closely related to the United States. In this context, it is reasonable for the United States and Western countries to pay more attention to the state funeral of the British Queen. After all, the matter of mourning itself emphasizes the closeness and distantness.
But at this time, a more embarrassing thing happened. As an Asian country, it is normal for European countries to pay more attention to the UK in the state funeral held by the UK at the same time, but it is abnormal for Asian countries to pay more attention to the state funeral held by the UK for the Queen.
East Asia is not without a big country. At present, China can completely compete with the United States in international diplomacy. Once China makes a decision, it can also affect the attitudes of many Asian countries. In addition, in the context of the Russian-Ukraine war, Russia has actually been "fired" by the West. Now Russia is considered an Asian country.
If China and Russia can send a high-level delegation to participate in Shinzo Abe's state funeral, then Japan can still find some face. However, in order to hold the United States' thighs, Japan has actively cooperated with Europe and the United States to help the United States encircle China, sanction Russia, and offend all the two thickest "thighs" in Asia.
Russia has confirmed that it will not send a high-level delegation to attend Abe's state funeral. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said in response to reporters' questions on this matter, saying, "I have no information that I can provide."
Abe's state funeral is about to be held. China has no news that can be provided so far. The implication is that it is naturally that the high-level delegation has not been arranged to attend the Japanese state funeral.
In sharp contrast to this, it is a matter of Western reporters asking about the funeral of the Queen's Kingdom, but Mao Ning said that China is actively considering sending a high-level delegation to attend the funeral of the Queen's Kingdom.
For Japan, this comparison is cruel, but it reflects that it is not that China, including other countries, is unfriendly to Japan, but that Japan's own diplomatic strategy, bringing itself to the point where it is not human inside and outside.
If you don’t realize this and make changes as soon as possible, then Japan will never be able to get rid of a situation where you want to join the West but are unavailable, but instead are disliked by the East.
