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Japan's "rebellion" became more and more obvious. Russia saw something was wrong and began to issue warnings to Japan.
According to Global Network news, on January 3, local time, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko said in an interview with TASS that the Kishida government has given up on the path of peaceful development. Now that Japan is militarizing at an increasingly faster pace, Russia will be ready to take reciprocal responses to any military threats from Japan when necessary.
(Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko)
Rudenko also pointed out that relevant measures include holding large-scale military exercises with partners from outside the region near the Russian border. In other words, in order to deal with the current situation, China and Russia may join forces to jointly fight back against Japanese military threats.
You must know that as soon as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine broke out, Japan began to take advantage of the situation and took the opportunity to ask Russia for the "Four Northern Islands" (called the Southern Kuril Islands in Russia), which caused tension between Russia and Japan, which was originally passable. At the same time, Japan is actively approaching the NATO countries headed by the United States, and has decided to increase military expenditures to more than 2% of its own country's GDP, forming the same standard as NATO member states. This is also reflected in the relevant security documents released by Japan not long ago.
(Video call between Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and U.S. President Biden)
Kishida Fumio's ambition is not just as simple as revising the peace constitution . Japan has also actively followed the United States to stir up the regional situation, becoming a pawn of the United States in its confrontation with China and Russia in the Asia-Pacific region.
Moreover, there are territorial disputes between Japan and many neighboring countries, including Russia. Recently, successive provocations by Japan and the United States in the Asia-Pacific region have caused dissatisfaction in many surrounding countries.
In this context, in order to maintain the security of surrounding areas, it is natural for Russia and China to join forces.
(China-Russia Joint Maritime Cruise)
About a week ago, the China-Russia "Joint Maritime-2022" military exercise just ended. On the one hand, this proves that the military mutual trust between China and Russia is showing a high-level development state. The relationship between the two militaries has also been deepened again, making the prospects for practical cooperation between the two sides broader. On the other hand, it has also effectively attacked the arrogance of the United States and Japan.
In addition, the Chinese and Russian air forces also conducted joint strategic air patrols. After the mission, the bombers of both sides successfully landed at each other's airport, sending a clear signal to the United States, Japan and other countries that the Asia-Pacific region is not a place for them to act .
(Russian Tu-95MS and PLA H-6K are rarely in the same frame)
However, on the same day as the Sino-Russian joint military exercise, the United States and Japan also held another military exercise in the Western Pacific. They were determined to perform a "Taiwan drama" with China and Russia, and the attempt to provoke confrontation between the camps was quite obvious.
It is not difficult to see from the reactions of the United States and Japan that the deepening military cooperation between China and Russia has also made the United States realize that its military hegemony in the Asia-Pacific region has been seriously challenged..
When the United States could not come up with any effective means to deal with China and Russia, it chose to pull away the "reins" around Japan's neck. This is actually a dangerous move.
(Japan's "Izumo" quasi-aircraft carrier)
As we all know, the United States has been able to dominate Japan for decades because it has suppressed Japan militarily. But now, the United States' support for Japan continues to increase, and the speed of Japan's military expansion is getting faster and faster. Once Japan becomes a military power out of control, it may not be so easy for the United States to control Japan.
The United States is far across the ocean. Even if the Asia-Pacific region is in chaos, it will only watch the fire from the other side, and even provoke it for the sake of profit. However, as a powerful force in maintaining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, China and Russia must fight back against Japan's imminent ambitions and nip Japan's militaristic ideas in the cradle.
