According to Global Network citing Japan Kyodo News , the chairman of the "Japan-Chinese Parliamentary Council" of the Japanese Super Party Members, Representative Keiji Nobuya and the "Japan-Chinese Parliamentary Council" and Representative Minor Kihara will enter Taiwan next week. According to Kyodo News, Keiji and others at present set the time for their exodus to Taiwan from August 22 to August 24. During their trip to Taiwan, they will meet with Tsai Ing-wen to hold talks on "defense cooperation" between Japan and Taiwan.
htmlOn August 17, Keiji, the Koya, confirmed through his social media that he would visit Taiwan on August 22.
Keji Koya is a close confidant of the late former Prime Minister Shisam Abe . The "Japan-Taiwan Parliamentary Alliance" has always been an important channel for Japan to interact with Taiwan Province, and is also a "pro-Taiwan" political group composed of cross-party parliamentarians and politicians in Japan's political arena. The late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe served as the top adviser to the group, and Abe's younger brother, former Japanese Defense Minister, served as the secretary-general of the group. From this point of view, the "Japanese and Chinese Parliamentary Committee Meeting" is also a base for the right-wing "anti-China" and "pro-Taiwan" forces.
In Japan, Keiji Koya is not a very famous parliamentarian. On internal affairs, he rarely appears to have proposed proposals that are beneficial to Japan's economic and social development. So the Japanese people are very unfamiliar with him. However, when it comes to Japan's concern for China and Taiwan, Keiji Koya did a lot of bad things. On April 17, 2021, Keiji Koya posted on social media, saying, "The Japanese flag was raised at the entrance and exit of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association in Taipei. Japan used to worry about mainland China and never hung the national flag." This is a naked support for the "Taiwan independence" forces and an infringement of China's national sovereignty.
In September 2020, Keiji, the Ancient House, attended Lee Teng-hui's funeral.
In December 2021, Keiji Koya once shouted: "Japan supports Taiwan to join CPTPP, and also hopes that Taiwan's ban on importing Fukushima food can be resolved." At the same time, he also said: "China suddenly implemented a purchase ban on pineapple produced in Taiwan. Japan took spontaneous action to purchase pineapples on Taiwan's island to extend support, and once again demonstrated deep friendship."
In March this year, Haya and others also arranged an online meeting between Abe and Tsai Ing-wen.
Judging from Keiji Koya’s past experience, he can be regarded as an unbiased right-wing politician who is "pro-Taiwan" and "anti-China".
Sensitive moments What are the intentions of these Japanese parliamentarians to enter the stage again?
One of them may be to echo the previous Pelosi and the five-member American congressman team led by Markey went on stage. To a certain extent, this is a "follow-up effect" and "showing loyalty" to the American boss. Currently, Japan is the most "loyal" ally of the United States in the Indo-Pacific, and is also the country that promotes the United States' " Indo-Pacific Strategy " the entire Indo-Pacific region.
Pelosi's outrage in Taiwan has triggered a "following the trend effect". Lithuanian has sent delegations to Taiwan, while Germany and the United Kingdom have already made a statement that there are congressmen in Taiwan. In this context, as the most important and loyal ally of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region, Japan naturally is unwilling to let the people down and naturally has to show its performance.
This is also a kind of "support" for Pelosi, Markie and others to a certain extent.
Secondly, the PLA's large-scale island-sie exercises caused by Pelosi's outbreak in Taiwan have become a hot topic in the Indo-Pacific region and even the entire Western society, and Japan is no exception. Keiji Koya's visit to Taiwan can not only take advantage of the "popularity" of the US congressman, but also improve his personal political reputation. As the right-leaning trend in Japanese politics and even society continues to intensify, Keiji, the Koya, is expected to have a sense of existence.
Third, Japan Kyodo News also stated that the "visiting Taiwan" of the ancient house is likely to stimulate China. For a long time, Japan has wanted to take advantage of the disputes in the Taiwan Strait to make excuses for itself to increase its defense investment and amend the constitution. So from a Japanese perspective, we naturally hope that the tension will continue to heat up. According to the analysis of Kyodo News, the spread of the ancient house is likely to further stimulate the mainland, and this is exactly the goal of Japan's use of the situation in the Taiwan Strait to achieve its own goals.
It is worth noting that in May this year, the director of the Youth Bureau of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party, six members of Congress including the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party visited Taiwan. In July, Japan's former defense ministers Shigeru Ishiba and Yasuichi Hamada also visited Taiwan. If the "Japan-China Revenge" parliamentary group is added, the Japanese parliament will maintain the "once a month" frequency of Taiwan interception and connect with the Taiwan authorities. This is what we are very wary of.
