This international comment, Uncle Mu will analyze China-Japan relations.
starts with a "pro-China faction" person who is considered by some factions within the ruling Japanese party Liberal Democratic Party as the foreign minister.
This person is called Lin Fangzheng. Many netizens may only see this name and think that this may be Chinese! In fact, although his name is similar to that of a Chinese, he is an authentic Japanese. There are not only those with the surname Kobayashi, but also those with the surname Lin. Not only are there Lin, but there are also those with the surname Zhang, such as Zhang Fujifu , the president of Toyota Motor .
Maybe thousands of years ago their ancestors did have a relationship with China, but now this connection is very weak. If you can't see the name, you will think that they are "pro-China factions". This is the first point to be discussed.
Lin Fangzheng
The second point I want to say is that the so-called "pro-China faction" in Japanese politics is a false proposition.
is more of a "friendly Chinese school", which means a "friendly Chinese school", which means people who are friendly to China rather than people who are close to China. After all, in the political context of Japan, the so-called "pro-China faction" is not a compliment in the eyes of many people.
Especially in the context of Japan and the United States' continuous strengthening of diplomatic and defense exchanges, insisting on being friendly to China and avoiding major turmoil in Sino-Japanese relations is not easy for Japanese politicians. Being able to be "friendly to China" may even bear certain pressure or even attacks. Who dares to "prospect China"?
This new foreign minister Lin Fang is indeed a representative of the "friendly Chinese faction" and is regarded by some conservatives as the largest pro-China faction within the Liberal Democratic Party.
An important reason is that both generations of Lin Fangzheng and his son have held important positions in promoting exchanges with China - the president of the 5th China Friendly Parliamentarian League. You can be regarded as the president of an industry "friendly association"!
Lin Fangzheng's father Lin Yilang has made outstanding achievements in his tenure as president of the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentary Union. He not only led a delegation to visit China many times, but also had a deep connection in China, and has made great contributions to Japanese MPs promoting understanding of China. Lin Yilang made an indelible contribution to the development of Sino-Japanese relations in the early years of this century.
Lin Fangzheng served as his father's secretary in his early years. He was obviously a political rookie who was being trained. Decades later, he finally became the president of the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentary League, which his father had served as. Like his father, he led Japanese parliamentarians to China for exchanges and inspections many times.
has this kind of experience in China and a lot of interpersonal relationship accumulation. Kishida Fumio appointed Lin Fangzheng as the new foreign minister, which obviously has the strong will to promote the development of China-Japan relations and stabilize the expectations of bilateral relations.
Mu Mu believes that Lin Fang’s correctness can be regarded as a “weapon” developed by the Japanese government to improve Sino-Japanese relations.
But at the same time, we should also see that Lin Fangzheng is actually very familiar with the United States, and he is also considered a "pro-American school" or "friendly American school". The reason is that he studied in the United States in his early years, and his English was very smooth and his lifestyle was relatively westernized.
As early as during his graduate school degree at Harvard University, he was deeply involved in American political affairs, intervened in the business of a financial banking committee of U.S. congressmen, and even served as an assistant to international affairs for U.S. senators.
Therefore, Lin Fangzheng is actually not unfamiliar with China and the United States, and is regarded as a "friendly Chinese and friendly people". This appointment reflects the Kishida Fumio cabinet's style of trying to maintain a certain diplomatic balance between China and the United States.
Although Mr. Lin may not have complete foreign policy formulation and voice, his superiority reflects the will of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, which we should be clear about.
In addition, of course, we cannot rely on the attitude of a Japanese politician to change China-Japan relations, but of course we should welcome those who are friendly to China and understand China. It is much better than talking about things with people who are full of malicious and misunderstandings about China!
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