According to Taiwan media reports Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide took office in September this year. Japan's Sankei News Taipei Branch Director Akio Yada said today that Suga Yoshihide is regarded as "the Abe cabinet without Abe ", and many Japanese foreign policies may continue. Professor Li Shihui of the University of Political Science and Technology said that the struggle between the United States and Japan has significantly increased Taiwan's foreign affairs level, and the breakthrough in international affairs in the past two years can be seen. Although this is a good thing for Taiwan, the risks that must be taken will become greater.
"Taiwan Generation Foundation" and "Asia-Pacific Youth Association" held the "Japanese Political Observation: Symposium on Foreign Policy of Suga Prison", with Chen Guanting, the CEO of the "Taiwan Generation Education Foundation", and invited Akio Yadai and Li Shihui, professor of the School of International Affairs of the Massachusetts, as the talkers.
Akio Yaadai pointed out that Suga Yoshihide served as Chief Cabinet Secretary of Abe for 57 years and 8 months, and the Suga Cabinet is also regarded as "Abe Cabinet without Abe". From this, we can observe that many Japanese foreign policies may continue.
On the other hand, Akio Yamato believes that on economic issues, Japan has a mentality of "both dependent and guarding" towards the mainland, and its diplomatic attitude towards the mainland is influenced by the United States. Now the confrontation between the mainland and the United States has become a "structural opposition", but the Suga Cabinet consists of the Nikaido faction and the Mogi faction that is more friendly to China, and there are also the stronger Nobuo Kishi. At present, there is no attitude towards the mainland policy. Japan still seems to focus on its own internal affairs.
Li Shihui believes that in the United States, the United States, Japan, Taiwan or Indo-Pacific strategies, Biden's policy may inherit the Obama's regime, and on the issue of the mainland-US trade war, it is difficult to ease quickly and slowly in the short term. The competition in technology between the two countries will continue to intensify, so Taiwan's TSMC will play an important role, and the clues can be seen from the Japanese side's efforts to set up a factory.
On the issue of the "Trans-Pacific Partnership Comprehensive Progress Agreement" (CPTPP), Li Shihui pointed out that after the mainland announced that it would discuss joining CPTPP, it would inevitably increase the difficulty of Taiwan's participation, but it can consider actively striving to sign FTA with Japan.
He said that Taiwan issue was just a simple foreign affairs for the past, but in the struggle between the United States and Japan, the level has obviously been raised. Taiwan’s breakthrough in international affairs in the past two years can be seen. Although it is a good thing for Taiwan, the risks that must be taken will become greater.
Li Shihui believes that Taiwan-Japan relations should be further improved in the future, and the interactive thinking should be changed. We should choose to carry out the highest interests in Taiwan, so that Japan can be grateful and owe favors. This is something that Taiwan can adjust in diplomatic thinking.
Chen Guanting said that Japan will be the presidency of CPTPP next year in 2021. Recently, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga also mentioned that Japan will expand its scale and achieve the future goal of Asia-Pacific Free Trade Zone . We hope that by holding relevant seminars, more people can understand the challenges and opportunities that Taiwan will face next.
