Japan wants to break through the " World War II shackles", and its ambitions expand
According to the Japan Broadcasting Association, on December 2, the joint Japanese Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party held its ninth meeting and finally reached an agreement that Japan will modify its defense documents by the end of this year and agree that Japan has the ability to attack missile bases in other countries. On the other hand, Japanese politicians are actively discussing with the ruling party, demanding that Japan's defense and military expenditure be increased by an astonishing 50% in the next five years.
In today's world, the confrontation between China and the United States is in a fierce battle in all directions. At this time, Japan expanded its military spending, modified its defense documents, and attempted to break through the "shackles of World War II". It is Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone knows it.
During World War II, Japanese militarism committed countless crimes against humanity in Asian countries and Pacific regions. After the defeat in 1945, the United States forced Japan to accept the " Peace Constitution " version of MacArthur , which stipulates that Japan does not retain its army, navy, air force and other combat effectiveness. Do not recognize the country's right to war and always give up the power to start a war.
However, the far-right forces in the Japanese political arena never want to abolish the peace clause for a day. They have been planning for a long time and even dreamed of breaking through the "World War II shackles" that the United States put on Japan. As early as the middle of the last century, less than five years after the bill was signed, Japan showed its intention to overturn the "Peace Act" with a scheming method. Japan established the "Police Reserve" in 1950, formed the " Maritime Self-Defense Force " in 1952, and established the "Aviation Self-Defense Force" in 1954.
The United States turned a blind eye to these actions that had crossed the line on Japan. Even though the size of the Japanese "Self-Defense Force" was close to 300,000 people later, and its annual military expenditure ranked fifth in the world, the United States ignored it. It seems that as long as Japan worships the Americans high and regards the owner of the White House as a "guest of honor" or even the "glory", Washington can always rest assured on the other side of the ocean.
However, as former British Prime Minister Churchill said, "There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests." The United States is a disaster for raising tigers, how could it be buried in the tiger's mouth? Besides, for the United States, Japan is not a true friend at all. This is Kisha Fumio I know this, how can I have friends stationed troops at my doorstep? Japan has repeatedly emptied the connotation of the "peace constitution", and its real purpose is to get rid of the control of the United States and become an independent and sovereign state in a completely meaningful sense.
0 The United States cut leeks all over the world, and Japan was also deeply harmed by it
In the past, the United States was the only superpower in the world. It is beneficial to the Japanese economy . For example, the Japanese car market share in the United States was as high as more than 40%, so Japan's successive prime ministers were polite to the United States and asked for it. After all, no one would be unable to compete with the real money and the colorful US dollar.
At the moment, Japan's allies with the United States are transforming into a non-cost deal. Since the beginning of this year, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by four times, raising the interest rate of federal funds to 4%, bringing huge depreciation pressure to old international currencies such as the yen and the euro. Coupled with the rise in global energy prices brought about by the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Japanese economy, which is deeply dependent on overseas trade, is facing the danger of further recession.
Wall Street 's giant sniffed the smell of blood and immediately put the blame on the ground. The so-called "take his life while he is sick", shorting the yen has caused the yen to fall by 30% at the lowest exchange rate. As the largest holder of US bonds, Japan had to sell US bonds with a significant margin of exchange rate , exchange rate , sold 34.5 billion US bonds in August, and more than 40 billion each in September and October. In the past November, the sales volume reached more than 110 billion.
Kissinger once said, "Becoming an enemy of the United States is dangerous, but becoming a friend of the United States is fatal." He is sincere and does not deceive. The Biden administration is a brother to Japan on the surface, shook hands and clinked glasses with smiles on his face, and turned his back and raised the butcher knife of the financial war high.If only that is the case, Japan can swallow its anger, but in August, Biden and signed the "Inflation Reduction Act", which killed allies. The bill is nominally intended to revitalize the US economy, which is plagued by high inflation. In fact, the discriminatory subsidies contained in the bill are an absolute trade protectionist policy, aiming to kill the new energy vehicle industry of industrial powers such as Japan, France, and Germany at the initial stage.
If Japanese cars have a very high market share in the United States is the "ballast stone" of bilateral relations, then this bill is a shocking weapon for Japan. The automobile industry has always been the largest pillar of Japan's economy, accounting for 40% of all industrial output value . It can be said that Japan is based on Che. However, the Biden administration is cutting off the lifeblood of Japan's economy. No wonder Japanese politics is unwilling to be restrained by the United States anymore.
In order to maintain the superior status of the world's only superpower, the United States not only suppressed China, but also pushed its allies into the fire pit. The Washington politicians and Wall Street tycoons were fully exposed.
All of this is a crisis and a turning point for China. Japan is trying to break free from the United States to gain more autonomy. From an economic perspective, the withdrawal of the United States from Japan is an absolutely good thing for the whole of Asia, which is conducive to the free development of regional economic and trade and is not constrained by the US hegemony politics. But at the same time, China must also be wary of the resurgence of militarism in Japan, which brings harm to Asian security, especially in Japan that is already facing aging and less birth. Today's Japanese people generally lose their optimistic expectations for the future.
Tsai Ing-wen loses the "last hope"
In fact, the United States is not only losing its influence on Japan, but also on China's treasure island Taiwan, the pro-US separatist forces have also reached a dead end. With the release of the National Taiwan University's investigation report on Zheng Wencan, confirming that his master's thesis is plagiarized, once the scandal came out, Tsai Ing-wen's last glimmer of hope was completely shattered, and the DPP also lost in this important "nine-in-one election" at the end of the year.
During the period when Tsai Ing-wen led the DPP in power, she had full control of administrative legislation and judicial control. She not only purchased American arms many times, took over foreign countries and was opposed to China and pro-US, but also put Taiwan on the brink of a dangerous war in the Sino-US conflict for the sake of the political self-interest of the Green Camp Group. This practice was too unpopular, and it was inevitable to lose this election on the island. I believe that he himself will also usher in a just trial against him by the people on the island.
In short, the change in the wind direction of Japan and Taiwan means that the United States' power in Asia has loosened. In the near future, the United States will have to be prepared to withdraw from Asia decently, just like the US military withdraws from Afghanistan , and there is no way to fall.
The world today is in a major change unseen in a century. All countries or regions want to change the unreasonable pattern and order of the past. The hegemony in the past cannot be maintained for a long time. If the mind does not change, it will sooner or later be swallowed up by the trend.
The United States and Europe issued orders: China cannot aid Russia. The world is changing quietly, and Europe still seems to be unconscious. Recently, US Deputy Secretary of State Sherman and EU Foreign Affairs Secretary-General Sanino held a meeting in Washington to discuss how to urge China to call for a ceasefire in Russia. Sanino even threatened: "China must not evade or undermine Western sanctions on Russia, and shall not provide any form of aid to Russia"!
The arrogance of European politicians is still the same. They thought the West was the center of the world and issued orders at international conferences. They did not know that the once prosperous and prosperous European countries have experienced the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the influence of the Russian-Ukraine war. Now they are strong outside and do the middle, and they feel a bit drifting. If they continue to be obsessed with the United States and turn back their history, they will only be the Americans who will continue to take advantage of the situation until they are completely wiped out.
Of course, Europe is not completely without wise men.Recently, German Chancellor Schultz visited China, accompanied by dozens of investment representatives from German giants. After observation and consultation, German optical giant Zeiss , chemical giant BASF and other companies intend to expand their investment in China. China also reciprocated and directly signed an order for 140 airliners, worth about US$17 billion. In addition, according to the forecast of China Aviation Industry Corporation Limited , China's aircraft demand will reach more than 7,000 aircraft in the next 20 years. This is the order and potential huge market that both Airbus and and Boeing dream of.
In contrast, the United States, its former allies now seem to have shown their disinterest and destiny. Japan is ready to break free from the shackles. The replacement of British Prime Ministers is like a joke. French President Macron also went to Washington to confront Biden because of the discriminatory subsidies contained in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Facing Macron's questioning, although Biden finally agreed to make a fine adjustment to the bill, it may be difficult to actually implement it. US House of Representatives is now dominated by Republican . Even if Biden is willing to amend the bill, he still has to face waves of opposition that are higher than the waves of thunderous opposition. Don't ask them why they object, but who they want to object.
The United States is selfish, and life in Europe is not good
Macron still has fantasies about the United States, no wonder the days in Europe are getting harder day by day. When Macron was the Minister of Economic Affairs, he sold Alstom's core business to General Electric, a company once known as the "jewel of French industry laurel", has never recovered since then. In September last year, Washington stole the submarine order signed by France and Australia without Paris's knowledge. Macron was extremely dissatisfied and immediately recalled the ambassador to Washington and Canberra . Since the Russian-Ukraine War this year, an energy crisis broke out in Europe. The United States secretly acquired Russia's energy at a low price and sold it to Europe at a high price of 4 times. France is also one of the victims.
Biden's Inflation Cut Act is the same, aiming to help American companies gain a competitive advantage at the expense of damaging European and Japanese industries.
The US government has always acted profitably and harmed others for self-interest, so it often uses despicable and despicable means to other countries. Although Europe has to bow its head and laugh due to the pressure of the United States' military strength, as long as the time is right, the United States will definitely betrayal of its relatives. What is certain is that the seemingly solid European and American groups have already appeared huge cracks that cannot be ignored.
, while the EU's Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sanino, was still aware of it, and was still in love with the United States, which seemed very ridiculous. I don't know whether it was to act a play for the United States to show it, or if I really thought that China would care about the acting skills of an international clown.
In short, today when the world's major economies have been deeply bound, the United States is engaged in trade protectionism, promoting the wave of anti-globalization, and turning against the trend of history. In the end, it is probably the only one who is injured by the backlash.
Those military bases and biological laboratories that are spread all over the world cannot change the fate and general trend of the United States' continued decline, because the earth cannot tolerate the endless greed of Washington politicians and Wall Street tycoons. We believe that in the future, more and more countries will stand up and boldly sound the death knell for American hegemony.
